A. GHG Protocol’s “ICT Sector Guidance”
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol ICT Sector Guidance was set up to provide specific guidance on the GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (the Product Standard). The objective is to provide a consistent approach for assessing the life cycle GHG impacts of ICT services.
The guidance covers ICT services of telecom networks, managed desktops, and cloud/data centers. Guidance on calculating life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from hardware and software products is also provided.