GeSI SMARTer2020: The Role of ICT in Driving a Sustainable Future

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The Global e-Sustainability Initiative or GeSI published the SMARTer2020 Report in December of 2012. The Report demonstrates how the increased use of information and communication technology (ICT) such as video conferencing and smart building management could cut the projected 2020 global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 16.5%, amounting to $1.9 trillion in gross energy and fuel savings and a reduction of 9.1 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) of greenhouse gases. This is equivalent to more than seven times the ICT sector’s emissions in the same period. The SMARTer2020 report evaluates GHG abatement potential from ICT-enabled solutions ranging across six sectors of the economy: power, transportation, manufacturing, consumer and service, agriculture, and buildings. The report also includes detailed national studies of the GHG abatement potential of ICT in seven countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Mr. Tom Okrasinski is Senior Manager of Sustainability & Environmental Engineering at Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ. In his twenty years at Bell Labs, he has been committed to the development of environmentally sustainable telecom products and network solutions. His innovations in these areas include eco-impact life cycle assessment tools, energy efficiency standards development, eco-beneficial materials research & advancement, and eco-sustainability metrics development.

Prior to Bell Labs, Tom worked for Metcalf and Eddy as an environmental engineering consultant. He also worked with Exxon Research and Engineering in their alternative fuels research such as shale oil extraction and coal liquefaction. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in civil engineering from Drexel University. He resides in Clinton, New Jersey.

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