MeasuringNationalICTSector

EnvironmentalImpact

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Acknowledgements

TheWorldBankandITUdevelopedthisreportwithsupportfromtheDigitalDevelopmentPartnership.AteamofSethAyersandSaraBallan,WorldBank,VanessaGrayandRosieMcDonald,ITU,andAnne-LaureDurand,JulienGilsonandLoisPonce,Arcepledthepreparationofthereport.Theteamwouldliketothankthepeerreviewers,includingThomasChalumeau,RajendraSinghandHimmatSandhu,WorldBank,andCaseyTorgusson,WorldBank,whochairedthepeerreviewprocessandprovidedvaluableguidance.Inaddition,theteamwouldliketoextendspecialappreciationtoArcepforsharingitsexperienceandmakingthisreportpossible.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD· ...·iii

1.INTRODUCTION·. ·1

2.MANDATEANDREGULATORYMODIFICATIONS·. ·3

2.1OverviewofArcep 3

2.2.PathtocollectingICTsectorenvironmentaldata 3

3.COMPILATIONPROCESSES· ·8

3.1Overview 8

3.2Companyselection 9

3.3Typeofdatasolicited 10

3.4Forthcomingsurveys 12

4.UTILIZATIONOFDATA 13

4.1Datadissemination 13

4.2Utilizationofresults· ·15

5.LESSONSLEARNEDANDRECOMMENDATIONS

FOROTHERREGULATORS·. ·16

5.1Lessonslearnedandchallenges 16

5.2Recommendationsforotherregulators 17

6.CONCLUSIONSANDKEYTAKEAWAYS·. ·S

7.ANNEXES 20

7.1Summaryoflegislativechangesmadefortheannualenvironmentalsurvey 20

7.2Companiessurveyedforthe2024annualstudyfordigitalsustainability 21

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BOXES

Box2.1:Digital'scarbonfootprintinFrance 4

TABLES

Table3.1:Typeofcompaniesintheannualenvironmentalsurvey 9

Table3.2:Summaryenvironmentaldatacollected 11

FIGURES

Figure2.1:DigitalcarbonfootprintinFrance 4

Figure2.2:TimelineofArcep'sactivitiesrelatingtotheICTenvironmentalfootprint 6

Figure3.1:Datacollection,processingandanalysiscycle,year2022data 8

Figure4.1:Examplesofresultsfrom“Achievingdigitalsustainability”survey 14

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FOREWORD

hisjointcasestudybytheWorldBankandtheInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU)isa

environmentalimpact.Buildingonourpreviouspublicationslikethe"MeasuringtheEmissions&

EnergyFootprintoftheICTSector:ImplicationsforClimateAction"

reportandthe

"GreenDataCentreGuide",

thisnewpublicationfocusesonlessonslearnedfromArcep’sapproachtoenvironmentaldatacollection.Webelievethattheseinsightswillempowerregulatorsworldwidetoenhancetheirnationaldatacollectioneffortsandpromotesustainabledigitalpractices.

Tcontinuationofourcommitmenttoimprovinghowweunderstanda

ndtrackthedigitalsector’s

Arcep,France’sregulatoryauthorityforelectroniccommunications,hassetastrongexamplebydevelopingacollaborativeframeworkforcollectingandanalyzingenvironmentaldataintheICTsector.Throughactiveengagementwithindustrystakeholders,methodicaldata-gatheringapproaches,andsupportfromthegovernment,Arcepissuccessfullymeasuringtheenvironmentalimpactofthesector.ThiscasestudyhighlightsArcep’skeystrategiesandtheimpactoftheirdata-drivenapproach,emphasizinghowitcanserveasamodelforeffectiveregulatorypracticesworldwide.

WecallonICTregulatorsgloballytoconsiderArcep’sapproachasanexamplefortheirowncountries.TheurgencyofglobalclimateactionneedsregulatorstoadoptcomprehensivemethodologiesformeasuringtheenvironmentalfootprintoftheirICTsector.AspartoftheGreenDigitalActionatCOP29andbeyond,thereisanopportunitytobuildaunifiedglobalefforttotrackandreduceICTsectoremissions,tousedatatoinformdecision-makinganddigitalinvestments.Bycollaboratingandsharingknowledge,challenges,andbestpractices,regulatorscanhelpcreateasolidfoundationthatalignswithglobalclimategoalsandacceleratesthetransitiontoagreenerandnetzeroICTsector.Addressingthecurrentgapsindatacollectionisvitaltounderstandingthetrueenvironmentalimpactofthedigitalsector.

DrCosmasLuckysonZavazava

Director,TelecommunicationDevelopmentBureauInternationalTelecommunicationUnion

CaseyTorgusson

GlobalProgramManager,DigitalDevelopmentTheWorldBank

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1.INTRODUCTION

T

heInformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT)sectorfindsitselfatapivotalmoment—whilepropellingdigitaltransformationacrosstheglobe,itisalsocontributingtoclimatechange.Thesector'sgreenhousegas(GHG)emissions—estimatedat1.5to4percentoftheglobaltotal—exceed

thoseoftheinternationalaviationindustry1Digitalizationalsoimpactsotherenvironmentalareassuchasincreasedenergyandwaterconsumption,rawmaterialdepletion,ande-waste.2Therefore,thepressingchallengeliesinclosingtheconnectivitygapfor2.6billionwhoremainofflinewhileleveragingICTsinanenvironmentallysustainablemanner.

Inalmostallcountries,datacollectionandanalysisoftheICTsector’senvironmentalfootprintislimited.Asaresult,evaluatingitsenvironmentalimpactreliesheavilyonestimations,whichareoftenavailableonlyataglobalscale.Intheabsenceofthisinformation,policymakerswillencounterchallengesinmakingwell-informeddecisionsaboutreducingICTsectoremissions,managingenergyresourcesandminimizingotherenvironmentalimpacts.

Sincetheimpactsofclimatechangearealreadynoticeableitisessentialtoreduceemissionsacrossalleconomicsectors.3AvailableevidencefortheICTsectorsuggestsemissionsandenergyusearegrowing.Forinstance,onereportfoundthattheoperationalGHGemissionsoftheworld's200largestdigitalcompaniesgrew12percentbetween2021and2022.4AnotherreportestimatedthatelectricityuseoftheICTsectorgrew8.2percentbetween2020and2022.5Thismakesitimperativetomonitorthesituation.AtthesametimethewidespreadadoptionofstandardsformeasuringsustainabilitybydigitalcompaniescouldmakeICTademonstrationsectorifnationalauthoritiescompiledthedata.SuchdatacouldalsobeusedtoinformNationallyDeterminedContributions(NDCs).6

Thereareafewexamplesofdatacollectionatthecountrylevelwhichvaryinscopeandperiodicity.Thesearecollectedbydifferenttypesofentitiessuchasutilityregulators,nationalstatisticsofficesandelectroniccommunicationsregulators.Despitethescarcityofenvironmentaldatacollectedbysectorregulators,sometelecommunicationsoperatorspublishdataontheiremissionsandenergyuse.AnITU/WorldBankreportaggregatedemissionsandelectricitybasedoncompanyreportsfrom30countries.7Thisillustratesthatdatacouldbeavailablefromanumberoftelecommunicationsoperators.Forinstance,insomejurisdictions,

1ICTsectorGHGemissionswereestimatedat567millionin2022whilethoseoftheinternationalaviationindustrywere436million.SeeITUandWorldBank.2024.MeasuringtheEmissions&EnergyFootprintoftheICTSector:ImplicationsforClimateAction.

/curated/en/099121223165540890/

pdf/P17859712a98880541a4b71d57876048abb.pdf

andIEA,"CO2emissionsinaviationintheNetZeroScenario,2000-2030"

/data-and-statistics/

charts/co2-emissions-in-aviation-in-the-net-zero-scenario-2000-2030

2ITU.2024.TheGlobalE-wasteMonitor2024.

/en/ITU-D/Environment/Pages/Publications/The-Global-E-waste-Monitor-2024.aspx

3BodyofEuropeanRegulatorsforElectronicCommunications

(BEREC).2023.BERECReportonSustainabilityIndicatorsforElectronicCommunicationsNetworksandServices.

https://www.berec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-10/BoR%20%2823%29%20166%20Final%20Report%20on%20sustainability%20indicators%20for%20

ECN%20ECS.pdf

4ITUandWorldBenchmarkingAlliance(WBA).2024.GreeningDigitalCompaniesReport2024.

/hub/publication/d-str-digital-04-2024

5ITUandWorldBank.2024.MeasuringtheEmissions&EnergyFootprintoftheICTSector:ImplicationsforClimateAction.

/curated/

en/099121223165540890/P17859712a98880541a4b71d57876048abb

6WorldResourcesInstitute.2024."WhatAreNationallyDeterminedContributions(NDCs)andWhyAreTheyImportant?"

/insights/

nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs-explained

7TheWorldBankandITU.2023.MeasuringtheEmissions&EnergyFootprintoftheICTSector:ImplicationsforClimateAction.

/en/ITU-D/

Environment/Pages/Publications/Measuring-Emissions-and-Energy-Footprint-ICT-Sector.aspx

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companiesarerequiredtodiscloseenvironmentaldatainpubliclyavailablereports8whileinotherstherearevoluntaryinitiativestoprovidesuchdatatoacountryportal.9

In2023,theITUsurveyedICTregulatorsregardingsectoremissionsplans.Itreceivedcompleteresponsestothesurveyfrom75countries.Keyfindingsincluded:

?ICTregulators’mandatesdonotfullycaptureemergingclimategoalsandpriorities.CurrentlyonlyoneinfiveregulatorsareofficiallymandatedtocollectemissionsdatafromtheICTsector.However,roughly40percentofcountriesrankemissionsmonitoringasahighormediumpriorityandwouldbewillingtoundertakeactionstothatend.Further,30percentintendtointroducegoalsrelatedtoemissionsmonitoringinthefuture.

?ICTregulatorsareunfamiliarwithbuteagertolearnaboutreportingstandardsandmethods.While72percentofregulatorsidentifiedaseitherslightlyornotatallfamiliarwiththeGHGProtocol,roughlyhalfemphasizedtheneedforcapacitybuildingonclimateandenvironmentalissues.

Arcep10,theindependentFrenchElectronicCommunications,PostalandPrintmediadistributionRegulatoryAuthority,isnotableasthefirstandonlysectorregulatortoregularlypublish,withinitsannualsurvey“Achievingdigitalsustainability”,indicatorsfromdataitcollectsdirectlyfromdigitalplayerstoassessandmonitortheirenvironmentalimpact.ThismakesitamodelforICTregulatorsonhowtocollectandanalyzetheenvironmentalfootprintwhichcombinesGHGemissions,energy,andotherenvironmentalimpacts.ThisreportprovidesdetailsonhowArcepinitiatedtheprocesstocollectsustainabilitydata,neededlegalchanges,howandwhichcompaniesandsectorsaresurveyedandoutputsfromthedata.

8Forexample,theStreamlinedEnergyandCarbonReportingRegulation(SECR),introducedin2019,mandatesthatbusinessesincorporatedintheUnitedKingdomreportontheirenergyandcarbonemissionseveryyear.

9ThisisthecaseinBrazil.See:

https://registropublicodeemissoes.fgv.br

10TheFrenchacronymreferringtol'Autoritéderégulationdescommunicationsélectroniques,despostesetdeladistributiondelapresse.

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2.1OVERVIEWOFARCEP

Arcepwasestablishedin2005fromthethentelecommunicationregulatorART(createdin1997)duetotheadditionofpostaloversighttoitsremit.Arcep'sresponsibilitieswereexpandedconsiderablytoincludenotablytheprotectionofnetneutrality,theregulationofprintmedia,theregulationofdataintermediationprovidersandcloudservices,andthemeasurementofICTenvironmentalimpact.

Withastaffofaround185,Arcepactivelyparticipatesinseveralregionalandinternationalassociations.ThisincludestheBodyofEuropeanRegulatorsforElectronicCommunications(BEREC),FRATEL,anetworkofFrench-speakingtelecommunicationsregulators,OECDandtheITU.

Arcep'sresponsibilitiesandpowersareoutlinedinthePostalandElectronicCommunicationsCode11TheCodeincludesthemandateforcollectingdataontheelectroniccommunicationssector(e.g.,subscriptions,traffic,financialindicators,employment)ataskithascarriedoutsince1999.Thisactivitydeepeneditsknowledgeoftheelectroniccommunicationsectorandcreatedstatisticalexpertise.ThedataandaccompanyinganalysisarepublishedinthequarterlyandannualElectronicCommunicationMarketinFranceobservatories12

2.2.PATHTOCOLLECTINGICTSECTORENVIRONMENTALDATA

InApril2022,Arcepreleasedthefirsteditionofitsannualsurvey“AchievingDigitalSustainability”andbecamethefirstsectorregulatorintheworldtopublishenvironmentaldataoftelecommunicationoperators.ThisincludedGHGemissions,energy,andend-userdevices(salesofmobilephonesbytelecomoperator,andvolumesofmobilephonescollectedbyoperatorsforrecyclingorreconditioning)13ThisfirsteditionistheresultofdatacollectionfromtelecommunicationoperatorsinitiatedbyArcepin2020,throughitsmandateatthattimeandafterdecidingonitsowntotacklethesubject.TheinitialrequestsforenvironmentaldatawereincludedintheregulardatacollectionquestionnairessenttotelecommunicationsoperatorsfortheannualElectronicCommunicationMarketreports14ItisworthmentioningthatnolegalmodificationswerenecessaryforArceptolaunchthisinauguralreportfeaturingenvironmentaldataoftelecommunicationsoperators.

Publicationoftheenvironmentaldataforthetelecommunicationsoperatorshasitsrootsinanotepublishedin2019byArcepaboutthecountry'sdigitalcarbonfootprint15Followingonfromthisnote,Arceplaunchedin

11Codedespostesetdescommunicationsélectroniquesat:

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000006070987/2014-01-14/

12Arcep,"ObservatoiredesmarchésdescommunicationsélectroniquesenFrance"at:

https://www.arcep.fr/cartes-et-donnees/nos-publications-chiffrees/observatoire-

des-marches-des-communications-electroniques-en-france/historique-de-lobservatoire.html

13ARCEP.2022.“Achievingdigitalsustainability”:Arceppublishesthefirsteditionofitsannualinquiry."PressRelease,25April.

https://en.Arcep.fr/news/press-releases/

view/n/the-environment-first-annual-inquiry-250422.html

14Arcep,"Décisionn°2020-0305del’Autoritéderégulationdescommunicationsélectroniques,despostesetdeladistributiondelapresseendatedu26mars2020relativeàlamiseenplaced’enquêtesdanslesecteurdescommunicationsélectroniques"at:

https://www.arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gsavis/20-0305.pdf

15ARCEP.2019.Noten°5"L’empreintecarbonedunumérique."Re?seauxdufutureNoten°5,21October.

https://www.Arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gspublication/reseaux-du-

futur-empreinte-carbone-numerique-juillet2019.pdf

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June2020acollaborativeplatformcalledAchievingdigitalsustainabilitycallingonallinterestedassociations,institutions,operators,digitalindustrybusinessesandexpertstocontribute.

Themanyexchangesconductedaspartofthisplatform(workshop,discussions)resultedinthepublication,inDecember2020,oftheAchievingDigitalSustainabilityreport16Thisreportputforward11proposalsfordealingwiththeongoingincreaseintheuseofdigitaltechnologyandreducingitsenvironmentalfootprint.Abovealloneoftheseproposalsaimstoentrustacompetentauthoritywiththepowertocollectrelevantinformationfromtheentiredigitalecosysteminordertoobtaingranularandreliabledatathatisessentialtoassessingandmonitoringthedigitalenvironmentalfootprint.Thereportalsocallsforadata-drivenapproachtoregulationtoenhancetheregulator'straditionaltoolbox.Theintentisthatthiswillresultinmoretransparencytoreduceinformationasymmetriesandtohelpusersmakeinformedchoices.Thisconceptofdata-drivenregulationsprangfromanotebytheFrenchCompetitionAuthorityandfellowregulatorsincludingArcep17Inthemeantime,inAugust2020,thegovernmentassignedArcepandADEME(FrancesNationalAgencyfortheEcologicalTransition)thetaskofassessingthedigitalenvironmentalfootprintinFrance.

BOX2.1:DIGITAL'SCARBONFOOTPRINTINFRANCE

AJanuary2022reportbyArcepandADEME,onthedigitalenvironmentalfootprintinFrancein2020foundthatdigitaltechnologywasresponsiblefor2.5percentofthecountry'scarbonfootprint18Itwasestimatedthatthecarbonfootprintfromdigitaldevicesaccountformostofthecarbonimpact(79percentin2020),followedbydatacentersandthentelecommunicationnetworks(Figure2.1,left).Thereportrecommendedaddressingthewholevaluechainasthosethreesegmentsareintertwinedandinfluenceeachother.Furthermore,asidefromthecarbonfootprint,thereportalsofoundthatdigitalenvironmentalimpactsarenotlimitedtoGHGemissionsandenergyconsumption,andthatmetalsandmineralsdepletionmustbeconsidered.Thefinalvolumeofthereport,publishedinMarch2023,featuredaprospectiveassessmentofthedigitalenvironmentalfootprintthrough2030and2050.Thereportfoundthatifnoactionistaken,thedigitalcarbonfootprintinFrancecouldalmosttriplebetween2020and2050(Figure2.1,right).

Figure2.1:DigitalcarbonfootprintinFrance

Projection(MilliontCO2e)

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202020302050

TerminalsNetworksDatacentersTotal

Note:*Dataincludesfullcradletogravelifecycleemissions.

Source:ADEMEandArcep.2023."ADEME-Arcepstudy:assessmentofthedigitalenvironmentalfootprintinFrancein2020,2030and2050"

https://

en.arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gspublication/press-kit-study-Ademe-Arcep-lot3_march2023.pdf

DistributionofGHGemissions,2020*

Terminals

79%

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Networks

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16Arcep.2020.AchievingDigitalSustainability.

https://en.Arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gspublication/achieving-digital-sustainability-report-dec2020.pdf

17Arcep.2019.Newregulatorymechanisms–data-drivenregulation.

https://en.arcep.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/grands_dossiers/La_regulation_par_la_data/note-aai-

data-driven-regulation-july2019.pdf

18ADEMEandArcep.2022."ThedigitalenvironmentalfootprintinFrance:ADEMEandArcepsubmittheirfirstreporttotheGovernment."PressRelease,19January,

https://

en.Arcep.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/04-22-english-version.pdf

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2.Mandateandregulatorymodifications

TheADEME/Arcepstudymentionedaboveshowedthatend-userdevicesareresponsiblefor65percentto90percentofthedigitalenvironmentalfootprintinFranceandthatenvironmentalimpactisnotlimitedtocarbonemissions.TheseresultscorroboratetheAchievingDigitalSustainabilityreportproposaltoextenddatacollectiontotheentiredigitalecosystem.ThisproposalcametofruitionwithachangeinlawexpandingArcep'smandateforenvironmentaldatacollectionfromtelecommunicationsoperatorstootherICTsectorindustries.ThischangetoitsmandatewasvotedbytheFrenchlegislatureinDecember2021(LawNo.2of23December2021).19

ThatlawresultedinarevisiontothePostandElectronicCommunicationsCode.SectionL36-6givesthepowertoArcepforcollectingenvironmentaldatafromtelecomoperators,terminalmanufacturers,datacenteroperators,onlinecommunicationserviceproviders,networkequipmentmanufacturersandsuppliersandoperatingsystemproviders20:

TheAutoritéderégulationdescommunicationsélectroniques,despostesetdeladistributiondelapresse)setsouttherulesfor:

[…]

8°Thecontentandmethodsofmakingavailable,includingtothird-partyorganizationslistedbytheAuthority,reliableinformationrelatingtotheenvironmentalfootprintofonlinepubliccommunicationservices,terminaldevice,operatingsystems,datacenters,networks,inparticulartheequipmentconstitutingthem,andelectroniccommunicationsservices,aswellasthedeterminationoftheindicatorsandmethodsusedtomeasureit."21

ThelawandchangestothePostandElectronicCommunicationsCodewasthenoperationalizedbyArcepthroughanenvironmentaldatacollectiondecisionissuedinNovember2022.22Thisdecisionincludesdatacenteroperatorsanddevicemanufacturersinadditiontoelectroniccommunicationsoperatorsaspartofafirstroundofenlargementofthedatacollectionperimeter,whichaimstobeprogressivelyextendedtotheentiredigitalecosystem.Aquestionnaireaskingforenvironmentaldatawassenttotelecommunicationsoperatorsandthenewcompanies(i.e.,devicemanufacturersanddatacenteroperators)inJanuary2023withtheresultspublishedinMarch2024inthethirdeditionoftheannual“Achievingdigitalsustainability”survey.Meanwhile,Arcephascontinuedtograduallyextendthescopeofenvironmentaldatacollection.InFebruary2024,ArceppublisheditsnewDecisiononenvironmentaldatacollection23thatexpandsitsdatacollectiontomobilenetworkequipmentsuppliers,focusingonthemaintypesofhardwarethatmakeupacellsite,forpublicationin2025initsfourtheditionofitsannual“Achievingdigitalsustainability”survey.

However,theDecember2021lawandtheconsequentchangestotheFrenchPostandElectronicCommunicationsstilldidnotlegallyallowArceptocollectdatafromcloudcomputingserviceproviderssincetheywerenotincludedinthedefinitionofdatacenteroperatorsinthePostandElectronicCommunicationCode.ThiswasenabledthroughLawn°2024-449of21May2024on"Securingandregulatingthedigitalspace",specificallyArticle34,whichextendsArcep'sdatacollectionpowerstocloudcomputingproviders.24Forthe5thedition,Arcepplanstoextenditsdatacollectiontofixednetworkequipmentmanufacturersoffiberopticcables.

19LOIn°2021-1755du23décembre2021visantàrenforcerlarégulationenvironnementaledunumériqueparl'Autoritéderégulationdescommunicationsélectroniques,despostesetdeladistributiondelapresse.

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000044553569

20Notethatthisextendstodatacenteroperatorsthatleasespaceforcompaniestolocatetheirservers.Itdoesnotincludecompanieswhoowndatacentersfortheirownuse.ArcepisgraduallyextendingitsdatacollectiontoallplayersmentionedinthescopeofArticleL36-6.

21

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/id/LEGIARTI000044564896/2021-12-25

/

22Décisionn°2022-2149delAutoritéderégulationdescommunicationsélectroniques,despostesetdeladistributiondelapresseendatedu22novembre2022relativeàlamiseenplacedunecollecteannuellededonnéesenvironnementalesauprèsdesopérateursdecommunicationsélectroniques,decentresdedonnéesetdesfabricantsdeterminaux.

https://www.Arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gsavis/22-2149.pdf

23Décisionn°2023-2488delArcependatedu22novembre2023relativeàlamiseenplacedunecollecteannuellededonnéesenvironnementalesauprèsdesopérateursdecommunicationsélectroniques,decentresdedonnées,desfabricantsdeterminauxetdeséquipementiersderéseauxmobiles

https://www.Arcep.fr/uploads/

tx_gsavis/23-2488.pdf

24

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000049565892/2024-05-23

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Figure2.2:TimelineofArcep'sactivitiesrelatingtotheICTenvironmentalfootprint

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

?Arceppublishesnoteondigitalcarbonfootprint

?FirstenvironmentaldatacollectionfromthefourmaintelecomoperatorsthroughArcep'sexistingmandate

?ArceplaunchesacollaborativeplatforminJunedevotedto"Achievingdigitalsustainability"

?GovernmentassignsArcepandADEMEthetaskofmeasuringthedigitalenvironmentalfootprintinFranceinAugust

?InDecember,Arceppublishesthe"Achievingdigitalsustainability"reportwhichincludes

11proposalsforcombiningtheongoingincreaseintheuseofdigitaltechandreducingitsenvironmentalfootprint.Oneoftheproposalsaimsatimplementingenvironmentaldatacollectionfromtheentiredigitalecosystemtoobtaingranularandreliabledatatoaccessandmonitorthedigitalenvironmentalfootprint

?InDecember,alawwasamendedtoallowArcep