Countdown to Copenhagen: Where is the Vision?

Great comments from WWF. I think part of the problem is that the ICT lobbying groups tried to minimise their own footprint and focus on ICT as a tool (heard some use the term Climate Positive ie the 2-3% fotprint cancels out the 15% benefit---but we all know the footprint is rapidly growing so such an approach is not attractive and thus people are skeptical of the ICT sector). Glad to see in your other report from Malcolm that he shows clearly that the ICT sector has been cleaning up its act and then can be a tool.

So personally, I feel it should not just be recognition of ICT as a tool, but that they acknowledge and reward the players who have greened the sector--i.e any efforts to use ICT as a tool should say Green ICT as a tool to avoid those who have not done enough to jump on the bandwagon.

Another area I would have liked to see is within the telecom regulators to show their commitment to Green ICT through procurement policies of their own or even stipulating use of Universal Service Funds for ONLY Green ICT. The lack of commitment to Green ICT from telecom regulators, vendors and telcos was partly to be blamed in my opinion, apart of course from the part the negotiations are not ready to listen to solutions yet.

When they are, the ICT policy makers and industry players have to show they "walk the talk" seriously and we should only reward those that do!