Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics & the Environment, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0861-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2007.369092