Environmental Impact Assessment Logic for ICT systems named SI-LCA and its Case Example

Author

Sanekata, Jun ; Tani, Mitsukiyo ; Nishi, Takayuki ; Hamatsuka, Yasuhiro ; Sugai, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo

fYear

2007

fDate

7-10 May 2007

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

11

Abstract

have studied about assessment for ICT environmental impact and finally developed an assessment logic named SI-LCA1 (system integration LCA) that quantitatively evaluates whole life cycle environmental impact with CO₂ emission for ICT solutions. SI-LCA is not only compliant with "guideline for information and communication technology (ICT) Eco-Efficiency Evaluation" instituted by The Japan Forum on eco-efficiency in 2006 but also one of the most important basic logics for the guideline. In this paper, we show a case example of SI-LCA assessment and then show evaluation of ICT eco-efficiency and factor.

Keywords

emission; environmental factors; remaining life assessment; C0₂ emission; CO₂; eco-efficiency; environmental impact assessment logic; information and communication technology; life cycle environmental impact; Automobiles; Communications technology; Guidelines; Hardware; Logic; Manufacturing; Personal communication networks; Procurement; Production engineering; Software systems; C02 emission; Eco-efficiency; Environmental impact; Factor; ICT; Life Cycle Assessment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics & the Environment, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1095-2020

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0861-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEE.2007.369092

Filename

4222846