ICT PROTOCOL - VERSION 1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
1 INTRODUCTION
2 PROTOCOL APPLICABILITY
3 DEMONSTRATION OF ADDITIONALITY
4 DESCRIBING THE PROJECT
5 IDENTIFICATION OF GHG SOURCES, SINKS, AND RESERVOIRS
   RELEVANT TO THE PROJECT
6 DETERMINATION OF THE BASELINE SCENARIO
7 IDENTIFICATION OF GHG SOURCES, SINKS, AND RESERVOIRS
   RELEVANT TO THE BASELINE SCENARIO
8 SELECTING RELEVANT GHG SOURCES, SINKS, AND RESERVOIRS
   FOR MONITORING OR ESTIMATING GHG EMISSIONS AND
   REMOVALS
9 QUANTIFYING EMISSION REDUCTIONS
10 REPORTING
11 MANAGING DATA QUALITY AND MONITORING
APPENDIX 1: EXAMPLE OF A RISK ANALYSIS TOOL FOR
            UNDERTAKING RISK ASSESSMENT OF AN ICT
            PROJECT
APPENDIX 2: GUIDANCE ON CALCULATING POWER USAGE
            EFFECTIVENESS (PUE)
APPENDIX 3: GUIDANCE ON CALCULATING EMISSION FACTORS
            FOR SOURCE ENERGY
APPENDIX 4: GUIDANCE ON ELECTRICITY EMISSION FACTORS
APPENDIX 5: EMISSION FACTORS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
            ENERGY SOURCES
APPENDIX 6: GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF FINANCIAL ADDITIONALITY
            ANALYSIS

Scope This protocol provides guidance for estimating the emission reductions that could result from the provision or sourcing of low or zero carbon information and communication technology (ICT) services. This is an increasingly important topic not only because ICT has growing environmental impacts, but also due the technical complexities which underlie the delivery of ICT as a service, especially in respect of the growing use of cloud computing and the provision of ICT services over the internet. The protocol can be used both for creating verifiable emission reductions for carbon trading, and the quantification and reporting of related low or zero carbon ICT initiatives within corporate sustainability reports.

Scope This protocol provides guidance for estimating the emission reductions that could result from the provision or sourcing of low or zero carbon information and communication technology (ICT) services. This is an increasingly important topic not only because ICT has growing environmental impacts, but also due the technical complexities which underlie the delivery of ICT as a service, especially in respect of the growing use of cloud computing and the provision of ICT services over the internet. The protocol can be used both for creating verifiable emission reductions for carbon trading, and the quantification and reporting of related low or zero carbon ICT initiatives within corporate sustainability reports.