ISIT - Introduction to Sustainable IT PDF

Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT asbl/vzw An introduction to Sustainable IT 25 September 2024 Sara Michielsen – Communication & administration Coordinator NB: This presentation is not intended to be shared alone...

Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT asbl/vzw An introduction to Sustainable IT 25 September 2024 Sara Michielsen – Communication & administration Coordinator NB: This presentation is not intended to be shared alone. Without the author's comments, it could be misleading or lead to misunderstandings. Please do not hesitate to contact us. This presentation cannot be reused without the written and formal agreement of ISIT-BE Quiz!  The digital sector accounts for around... of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. o 0,5 - 1% o 3 - 5% o 5 - 10% https://www.greenit.fr/2020/10/06/4-des-emissions-de-ges/ Carbon footprint of ICT in a decarbonised world ? CO2 emissions of ICT vs. +1.5°trajectory → Worldwide annual CO2 emissions (1.5° trajectory) CO2 emissions of ICT  The 4 pillars of Sustainable IT Reduce the For a more ethical, environmental accessible and inclusive IT footprint of IT Use IT to reduce the Put IT at the service of environmental people footprint of mankind  « Doing your part » Individual actions is part of the solution, but let’s not forget that we need structural & systemic change. A collective change need to occur, that’s why we need to act within organisations and at the political level. https://www.carbone4.com/files/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Doing-your-fair-share-for-the-climate-Carbone-4.pdf  77 membres in Belgium Septembre 2024  A community of 280+ members Public sector SME’s A picture containing logo 20% Description automatically generated Shape Description automatically generated 27% A picture containing logo Description automatically generated Education 9% Background pattern Description automatically generated NGO's and Logo Description automatically generated associations 6% Large companies IT companies 24% 14%  Our actions Promote good Provide guides, tools and Serve as a reference practices trainings point in the field Accompany organisations’ Share knowledge and expertise strategies in Sustainable IT What are the impacts of IT ?  Global digital infrastructure User equipment Networks Data centers  Sources of impact of the digital world (2019) Where does the biggest source of impact lie? https://www.greenit.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/GREENIT_EENM_etude_EN_accessible.pdf  Sources of impact of the digital world (2019) https://www.greenit.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/GREENIT_EENM_etude_EN_accessible.pdf The impact of IT equipment  How many kg of material does it take to make an average smartphone ? o 20 kg o 80 kg o 200 kg ADEME / MOOC NR https://www.isit-academy.or/g  Impact lies mainly in production phase Exemple: iPhone 15 Pro 128GB: 66 kg CO2e 512GB: 83 kg CO2e 1TB: 107 kg CO2e https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone_15_Pro_and_iPhone_15_Pro_Max_Sept2023.pdf  Increase in number of elements in our phones 1980’s : 12 elements 1990’s : 17 elements 2000’s : 65 elements https://www.greenit.fr/environmental-footprint-of-the-digital-world/- Frédéric Bordage, GreenIT.fr, 2019 (3)  More than gold in your hands https://www.systext.org/sites/all/animationreveal/mtxsmp/#/7 https://lelementarium.fr/  Extraction : huge pollution for tiny quantities 2000m 95m 762m Palabora Mine (South Africa) - 4.1 milion tons of copper = 458 612,97 m3 Dillon Marsh: https://dillonmarsh.com/work.html Creation of SystExt See also: https://www.systext.org/sites/default/files/RP_SystExt_Controverses-Mine_VOLET-1_Nov2021_vf.pdf Production = export of pollution Source : AIE ; FAO ; Citepa ; Douanes ; Eurostat ; Insee. Traitements : SDES, 2018 Recycling & end of life  Recycling & circular economy : the challenges Mining remains cheaper than Small quantities of metals and recycling its challenges (1) https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/oled-layers - (2) Source : Umicore – courtesy Jean-Pierre Raskin  Recycling & end of life 2016 2020 2030 https://ewastemonitor.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GEM_2020_def_july1_low.pdf  Les déchets électroniques (DEEE) https://ecoinfo.cnrs.fr/2014/09/03/3-le-recyclage-des-metaux/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8116550/mediaviewer/ Documentary : Welcome to Sodom (2018) Impact of uses  What is the share of ICT in global electricity consumption ? o 5% o 10% o 20% MOOC NR https://www.isit-academy.or/g  More and more data Evolution of Evolution of the weight of web +317% global internet pages (2010-2016) traffic (IP) Volume of created / copied / Evolution of the transfer consumed data in the world (2010 – 2025) capacities of mobile networks 2017 : 26 Zetabytes = 26 000 000 000 000 GB https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/der2019_overview_en.pdf https://httparchive.org/reports/page-weight https://www.ctia.org/news/we-just-have-that-connection-a-brief-history-of-mobile-broadband https://www.statista.com/statistics/871513/worldwide-data-created/  Use: the main impact comes from video https://theshiftproject.org/en/article/unsustainable-use-online-video/  Global electricity demand for data centers https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/ddd078a8-422b-44a9-a668-52355f24133b/Electricity2024-Analysisandforecastto2026.pdf Equipment and uses : what are the links ? Reminder : Carbon footprint of digital technologies 7% GHG 7% 2/3 Equipement 1/3 Usage The Shift Project, 2018; GreenIT.fr, 2019  Your individual impacts ? Your equipment Your usage Quantity & lifespan Technology & data volumes  Innovation & obsolescence Moore's Law Computer processing capacity (transistors) doubles every two years. → Hardware is increasingly powerful Wirth’s Law Programs are slowing down faster than hardware is speeding up: programs are getting bigger and contents heavier. a → computers tend to be slower and slower, despite the advances promised by Moore's Law  Programmed obsolescence Esthetic Technical Software bsolescence obsolescence obsolescence  Is this really useful ? https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/a-paris-la-publicite-lumineuse-nest-plus-autorisee-la-nuit-13-10-2022-UTVGECJ4AF Social impacts of IT use Focus on the societal aspects of uses Accessibility Cybersecurity Health Inclusion Ethics Well-being Which actions can we take? Contradictory injunctions  Think about "IT" in a broader way Fight obsolescence Understand software & Understand the impacts IT as a tool, not an & over-consumption hardware correlations on society (+ & -) end in itself Always keep in mind the orders of magnitude !  Several areas of action Procurement Maintenance End of life Equipment & IT fleet Configuration Amortisation Governance Digital uses Eco-design of digital services Key best practices ❑ Protect your equipment (shell, no liquids near it) and take care of it (remove dust, don't block ventilation). Keep them as long as possible, repair them, upgrade components rather than the whole machine, install lighter operating systems, etc. ❑ Buy less, buy smart, buy second hand when you don't need high-tech. Don't give in to hype and marketing (the latest model, Black Friday, etc.) and fight against cultural obsolescence. ❑ Reduce consumption (unplug, switch-off), deactive energy-intensive functions (bluetooth, geolocalisation, etc.) and adopt good recharging management (20/80% & short charges). ❑ Limit unnecessary video consumption : adapt video definition, choose audio-only platforms for music, disable camera if not needed. ❑ Reduce the impact of data : avoid data saturation on your equipment, store less on the Cloud, disable auto-sync, adopt efficient data transfer systems & give less personal data. ❑ Think about digital well-being : monitor your screen time, value your right to disconnect, understand dark patterns in digital services & get a better understanding of how your personal data are used.  Some public resources of the INR/ISIT network https://isit-be.org/resources  WeNR Measuring tool to calculate the carbon footprint of an organisation’s IT infrastructure: https://isit-be.org/resources https://wenr.isit-europe.org/fr/wenr-2023/ A few books on Sustainable IT Reminder : no business on a dead planet  "IF NOT US, WHO ? 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