Summary of Results Study Period ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment and Climate Change Mr Ahmed Zeddam

International Telecommunication Union 2 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Contents Key statistics Highlights of achievements Future work Conclusion Supplemental slides

International Telecommunication Union 3 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Key statistics Study Group 5 is lead SG for:  Environment and Climate Change  Electromagnetic Compatibility and electromagnetic effects

International Telecommunication Union 4 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Highlights of achievements (I) Resistibility Revision of ITU-T Recommendations K.20, K.21, K.44 & K.45 (Resistibility) Guide “Guide on the Use of the Overvoltage Resistibility Recommendations” to assist test laboratories in implementing the correct tests for ITU-T Recommendations K.20, K.21, and K.45 compliance testing.  In this field, ITU-T SG 5 is the most experienced and competent standardization body

International Telecommunication Union 5 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Highlights of achievements (II) “Guidance for assessment, evaluation and monitoring of the human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields” (Recommendation ITU-T K.91)  Response to resolution 72 (WTSA-08)

International Telecommunication Union 6 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Highlights of achievements (III) Global methodologies for the assessment of ICT carbon footprint Recommendation ITU-T L.1400 Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of ICT Recommendation ITU-T L.1410 Methodology for environmental impacts of ICT goods, networks and services Recommendation ITU-T L.1420 Methodology for energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions impact assessment of ICT in organizations Tackling e-waste with smart ICT standards Recommendation ITU-T L.1000 Universal power adapter and charger solution for mobile terminals and other ICT hand held devices Recommendation ITU-T L.1001 “External universal power adapter solutions for ICT equipment for stationary use” (consented in Oct 2012)  Developed in cooperation with UNFCCC Secretariat, EC and over 40 other organizations

International Telecommunication Union 7 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Future Work Continuation of Questions relating to: protection of telecommunication installations in order to reduce damages and achieve safety of telecom personnel and users of telecom services. achieve EMC of telecommunication installations and safety of telecom personnel and population against electromagnetic fields. ICT, environment and climate change, development of methodologies for evaluating the ICT effects on climate change and publishing guidelines for using ICTs in an eco-friendly way.  New proposed Question on “Leveraging and enhancing the ICT environmental sustainability ”

International Telecommunication Union 8 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Conclusion Work with us to: environmental sustainability climate change e-waste Promote environmental sustainability, combat climate change and tackle e-waste; electromagnetic fields (EMF) Avoid health risks from electromagnetic fields (EMF) produced by telecommunication devices and installations; damage and malfunction Protect telecommunication equipment and installations against damage and malfunction due to electromagnetic disturbances, such as those from lightning; safety of personnel and users Ensure safety of personnel and users of networks against current and voltages used in telecommunication networks.

International Telecommunication Union 9 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Supplemental Slides Management team Structure Statistics Workshops Acknowledgements

International Telecommunication Union 10 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Management Team Chair:Ahmed ZEDDAM(France) Vice-Chairs:Tariq AL-AMRI(Saudi Arabia) Héctor Mario CARRIL(Argentina) Philip DAY(Australia) Sung-Chul KANG(Korea) Guy-Michel KOUAKOU(Côte d'Ivoire) Alexandre TSYM(Russian Federation) Li XIAO(China) WP Chairs:WP1 - Philip DAY(Australia) WP2 - Mitsuo HATTORI(Japan) WP3 - Keith DICKERSON(United Kingdom) TSBCristina BUETI/Judit KATONA KISS Sarah SCOTT

International Telecommunication Union 11 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Terms of Reference Study Group 5 is responsible for studies: on ICT environmental aspects of electromagnetic phenomena and climate change; related to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), to safety and to health effects connected with electromagnetic fields produced by telecommunication installations and devices, including cellular phones. Study Group 5 is lead SG for: Environment and climate change Electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic effects

International Telecommunication Union 12 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Key statistics SG meetings held and 3 WP3 meetings 2 2 Rapporteurs meetings held contributions received 142/80/116 Max/Min/Average SG participants: 142/80/ New/Revised Recommendations approved Questions proposed for next period Study Group 5 is lead SG for:  Environment and Climate Change  Electromagnetic Compatibility and electromagnetic effects

International Telecommunication Union 13 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Study Group Structure WP1 Damage prevention and safety Responsible for studies relating to protection of telecommunication installations in order to reduce damages and achieve safety of telecom personnel and users of telecom services. WP2 Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposure Responsible for studies relating to achieve EMC of telecommunication installations and safety of telecom personnel and population against electromagnetic fields. WP3 ICTs and climate change Responsible for studies relating to ICT, environment and climate change, development of methodologies for evaluating the ICT effects on climate change and publishing guidelines for using ICTs in an eco- friendly way.

International Telecommunication Union 14 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Other Groups Study Group 5 Regional Group for the Africa Region (SG5 RG-AFR) Chairmen: Guy-Michel KOUAKOU (Côte d’Ivoire)/Caroline MURIANKI (Kenya) Study Group 5 Regional Group for the Arab Region (SG5 RG-ARB) Chairmen: not yet nominated Study Group 5 Regional Group for the Americas and the Caribbean (SG5 RG-LAC) Chairmen: Héctor Mario Carril (Argentina)/Agostinho Linhares de Souza Filho (Brazil) Home networks special group Chairmen: Philip DAY (Australia)/György VARJU (Hungary) Joint Co-ordination Activity on ICT and climate change Chairmen: Ahmed Zeddam (France Télécom Orange)/Dave Faulkner (UK)

International Telecommunication Union 15 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Statistics (I) 2 Rapporteurs meetings held 523 contributions received 8 SG meetings held and 3 WP3 meetings Max/Min/Average SG participants: 142/80/116

International Telecommunication Union 16 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Statistics (II) 40 New/Revised Recommendations approved 14 Questions assigned by WTSA-08 1 revised Question (Q17/5) during this study period (merging of Q17/5 & Q20/5) 21 Questions proposed for next period

International Telecommunication Union 17 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Workshops & Technical Sessions Information and Training Session on ITU Methodologies for Assessing the Environmental Impact of ICT (Geneva, 12 April 2012) to provide an overview of a set of common methodologies developed by ITU-T SG5 in order to assess the life cycle impact of the ICT sector, both in terms of its own emissions and the savings created through ICT applications in other industry sectors. 8 Technical Sessions on selected topics held during SG5 meetings

International Telecommunication Union 18 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Acknowledgements Special thanks are due to Ms Judit Katona Kiss (former Counsellor) and Mr Philip Day (former Vice-Chairman of Working Party 1) for their dedicated efforts to the work of ITU-T Study Group 5.

International Telecommunication Union 19 ITU-T Study Group 5 Environment & Climate Change Thank you! Mr Ahmed Zeddam Ahmed ZEDDAM received a PhD in electromagnetic from the University of Lille. From 1979 to 1982, he was an assistant Professor of electronics at Lille I University. Since 1982, he has been employed at Research and Development Division of France Telecom in Lannion where he is head of a Research and Development Unit dealing with Electromagnetic Compatibility. Dr Zeddam is the author and co-author of about 100 scientific papers, published in reviewed journals and international conferences. He participated to the production of books related to EMC, including a reference book published in He is also member of several Technical Committees of international standardisation bodies dealing with Electromagnetic Compatibility (ITU-T, IEC, CENELEC). He is currently Chairman of Study Group 5 of ITU-T and he is involved in Commission E "Electromagnetic Noise and Interference" of International Union of Radio Science (URSI). Dr Zeddam is also member of many scientific committees of national and international symposia on EMC.