This report from the Climate Group offers successes and areas for improvement based on recommendations and case studies from the Smart 2020 report, showing how technological innovations can cut global emissions by as much as 15 percent by 2020.
From the introduction to the report:
The SMART2020 report raised awareness of the opportunity for ICT. Now there is now a need to assess the progress of ‘smart’ technologies to address climate change challenges with real case studies. Supported by partners BT and the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign (DESC), The Climate Group is gathering case studies on what is being implemented in key energy and fuel efficiency market growth areas. In this summary paper, we have analysed the initial case studies to understand what barriers remain and to highlight ‘disruptive’ trends.
The case studies outlined below are highlights from the growing database of projects and pilots documented on the smart2020.org website. These and the other cases point to the need for incentives and organisational capacity to develop strong cross-sector partnerships, standards development, changes to how utilities are regulated, and holistic energy efficiency policy across the economy.