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Breaking down the city challenge into these efficiency, onsite generation and holistic can allow campuses to balance their
smaller, more manageable segments of a management. energy and carbon books. For example,
city and adopting policies and practices a move from a traditional three tier ICT
at the campus level will allow more The Net Zero Campus network design to a two tier one can save
participation and localized action. So long Though global carbon emissions from up to 30% in energy use. It also reduces
as this is coordinated at the city, we could the information and communications the number of components and materials
really accelerate transformational plans. technology (ICT) sector are still in low single required hence reducing the overall carbon
This could begin with a target of achieving digit numbers, it is anticipated that the footprint. One the other end, the use of
net zero energy, that is, the total amount of proportion of global energy consumption AI in rooftop solar solutions can enhance
energy used on an annual basis would be from enterprise and data center networks the yield of energy from the same area,
equal to the amount of renewable energy will nearly double by 2030 from the 2020 advances in battery storage technology
created onsite. This step would set every baseline. Technology can also provide also allow greater yields, all together giving
campus, and therefore city, on a path avoidance of carbon footprint, this is each campus a greater ability to reach net
towards carbon neutrality and ultimately known as the carbon handprint. According zero and therefore our cities and nations
net zero. Net zero refers to removing from to figures from the Global e-Sustainability too.
the atmosphere, an amount of greenhouse Initiative (GeSI), the carbon handprint of

ICT Load Expected to Grow Even With Systems Becoming More Efficient Over The Decade
(All Numbers Shown In Twh)

gases (GHGs) – carbon dioxide (CO2), ICT could be ten times (10x) that of its To learn more about the net zero campus,
methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and footprint by 2030. scan the code to download the white paper.
Fluorinated Gases – equal to those emitted
by human activity. Transitioning to a net The net zero campus leverages technology
zero world is one of the greatest challenge’s to address three dimensions. Abatement
humankind has faced. of energy and carbon through what we
call ‘Carbon Conscious ICT’, improved
Many governments around the world management of energy & carbon through
have committed to reducing their overall ‘Carbon Conscious Energy Intelligence’
emissions, some have set a goal of and improved distributed renewable energy
achieving net zero emissions by 2050 or generation and storage through Digital
even sooner. To achieve these targets and Power solutions.
reduce urban emissions, technology must
play a central role in improving the energy Innovations across these three domains

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