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STORY: BAKU / COP29 GREEN DIGITAL ACTION
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 16 NOVEMBER 2024, BAKU, AZERBAIJAN
1. Wide shot, exterior, COP29 entrance
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“When it comes to going greener, digital can and must go further.”
3. Med shot, COP29 venue
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“Today, we commit to doing more than just signing a piece of paper. We promise to put energy and resources behind our shared belief that the digital industry can and must reduce its environmental footprint while leveraging its undeniable potential to tackle the climate crisis.”
5. Med shot, COP29 venue
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“Last year at COP28, we launched a green digital action track. This year at COP29, this has cumulated in the first ever digitization day, which is really exciting, and we've launched a declaration on green digital action.”
7. Med shot, COP29 venue
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“So, the declaration is about taking digital and green together. The declaration calls for leveraging digital tools and technologies. It calls for building resilient digital infrastructure. It calls for ensuring that digitization takes into account emissions. It looks at sustainable innovation. It looks at sustainable consumer practices. It focuses on data because data is really core and critical. And of course, we look to digital literacy, digital inclusion, making sure at the same time we're closing the digital divide.”
9. Med shot, COP29 venue
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“We're also sharing best practices and at the core is collaboration and partnerships. We have over a thousand signatories that have signed on to this historic declaration. We look to getting more before COP29 concludes, but I think it's really critical that the digital sector gets on board and when we think about digital actions, we make sure that green is at the core and that sustainability is considered from the start.”
11. Wide shot, COP29 venue
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“Look, the global digital industry is responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, but at the same time, and this is where it's so exciting, we can look to clean energy, we can look to renewables, we can look to amazing solutions driven by artificial intelligence that can help us to offset those greenhouse gas emissions. That's why we're calling on the whole digital industry to join us to make sure that we build digital in a green way that benefits people and planet.”
13. Wide shot, COP29 venue
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“There will be no green without digital and so we need to join forces, and every digital action has to have green at the core.”
15. Pan right, exteriors, banners, COP29 entrance
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU):
“I would invite all stakeholders to join us because this initiative is critical to ensure that we reach our targets and also to ensure that we achieve the SDGs by 2030. Because digital is an accelerator and an enabler for every single SDG. And we need to do it sustainably.”
17. Med shot, exteriors, COP29 sing
Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Doreen Bogdan-Martin said, “There will be no green without digital and so we need to join forces, and every digital action has to have green at the core.”
During the High-level meeting and launch of Declaration on Green Digital Action at the first-ever “Digitalization Day” in COP history (16 Nov), Bogdan said, “When it comes to going greener, digital can and must go further.”
At the event, national governments and other stakeholders, including international organisations, financial institutions, philanthropies, private sector entities, academia, and civil society organisations signed Declaration on Green Digital Action.
Bogdan said, “Today, we commit to doing more than just signing a piece of paper. We promise to put energy and resources behind our shared belief that the digital industry can and must reduce its environmental footprint while leveraging its undeniable potential to tackle the climate crisis.”
In an UNifeed interview after the event, Bogdan explained, “Last year at COP28, we launched a green digital action track. This year at COP29, this has cumulated in the first ever digitization day, which is really exciting, and we've launched a declaration on green digital action.”
She continued, “So, the declaration is about taking digital and green together. The declaration calls for leveraging digital tools and technologies. It calls for building resilient digital infrastructure. It calls for ensuring that digitization takes into account emissions. It looks at sustainable innovation. It looks at sustainable consumer practices. It focuses on data because data is really core and critical. And of course, we look to digital literacy, digital inclusion, making sure at the same time we're closing the digital divide.”
She added, “We're also sharing best practices and at the core is collaboration and partnerships. We have over a thousand signatories that have signed on to this historic declaration. We look to getting more before COP29 concludes, but I think it's really critical that the digital sector gets on board and when we think about digital actions, we make sure that green is at the core and that sustainability is considered from the start.”
She also said, “Look, the global digital industry is responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, but at the same time, and this is where it's so exciting, we can look to clean energy, we can look to renewables, we can look to amazing solutions driven by artificial intelligence that can help us to offset those greenhouse gas emissions. That's why we're calling on the whole digital industry to join us to make sure that we build digital in a green way that benefits people and planet.”
She stated, “There will be no green without digital and so we need to join forces, and every digital action has to have green at the core.”
She concluded, “I would invite all stakeholders to join us because this initiative is critical to ensure that we reach our targets and also to ensure that we achieve the SDGs by 2030. Because digital is an accelerator and an enabler for every single SDG. And we need to do it sustainably.”
Digital technologies are renowned for boosting efficiency, eliminating waste, reducing carbon footprints across other industries and sectors. But at the same time, the global digital industry needs to take responsibility for its own environmental and climate impact.
ITU and over 50 organizations across government, business, civil society, the UN system, and other sectors worldwide have launched the Green Digital Action track at COP29 to advance climate action through digital innovation.
The initiative aims to unite the global digital community in developing practical solutions, boosting industry-wide climate support, and mobilizing commitments from all stakeholders to accelerate green and digital transitions.
By fostering international partnerships and coordination, Green Digital Action aims to position the entire information and communication technology (ICT) sector as a leader in climate action.
Building on the momentum from COP28, the initiative continues to track pledges and assess progress made.
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