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KOLKATA: The telecom regulator has floated a consultation paper seeking industry feedback on ways to compute carbon footprint<\/a> in telecom networks, and the need to involve third-party auditors for running checks on such emissions in step with the government’s plans to ring in green phone networks.\n
Carbon footprint<\/a> is the extent of CO2<\/a> and other greenhouse gas emissions.
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In a paper issued Monday, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (Trai<\/a>) has estimated that the carbon (read: CO2<\/a>) emission level from mobile operators has jumped by over 70% over the past two-three years, and in 2014-15 was pegged at a whopping 58.3 million tonnes.
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\n“These numbers indicate it is imperative to adopt new technologies to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in the mobile industry,” Trai<\/a> said in its paper that builds a strong case for energy efficiency in the telecoms sector.
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\nMore so, it said, since merely “90,000 of the total 4.5 lakh telecom towers in the country were diesel-free sites” as on December 2016.
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\nAccording to the regulator, \"going green is also a business necessity for telcos\" since energy costs account for a whopping 25% of total network operations costs.
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The government’s green telecom policy<\/a> unveiled nearly five years ago entails mobile carriers to migrate 50% and 20% of their cell towers in rural and urban areas to hybrid power respectively by December 2015, and as much as 75% and 33% by December 2020. Hybrid power is a mix of grid supplies and renewable energy based on solar, wind, biomass or fuel cells.
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\nIn so far as carbon emissions go, telcos had been mandated by the telecom department to target 12% and 17% reductions by FY17 and FY19 respectively.
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\nIn its consulation paper, the Trai has also invited suggestions on suitable formulae to compute carbon footprint stemming from grid power supply and diesel gensets.
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\nTrai has invited views on harnessing renewable energy solutions to make telecom networks more energy efficient.
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\nThe regulator has sought comments on the paper by February 13, and counter-comments by February 27.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":56600069,"title":"Over 7 million LYF devices sold till date: RIL","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/over-7-million-lyf-devices-sold-till-date-ril\/56600069","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":56601960,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Trai floats paper on computing carbon footprint in networks","synopsis":"The telecom regulator has floated a consultation paper seeking industry feedback on ways to compute carbon footprint in telecom networks","titleseo":"telecomnews\/trai-floats-paper-on-computing-carbon-footprint-in-networks","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_link":"\/author\/4437\/kalyan-parbat","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/4437.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":4437,"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_seo_name":"kalyan-parbat","designation":"Assistant Telecom Editor at the Level of Senior Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETTelecom","artdate":"2017-01-16 20:47:51","lastupd":"2017-01-16 20:52:07","breadcrumbTags":["TRAI","policy","Telecom Regulatory Authority of India","CO2","Carbon footprint"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-floats-paper-on-computing-carbon-footprint-in-networks"}}" data-authors="[" kalyan parbat"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-01-16" data-index="article_1">
加尔各答:电信监管机构提出咨询报告寻求行业反馈计算的方法碳足迹在电信网络中,需要涉及到第三方审计机构等运行检查排放与政府计划在绿色环的电话网络。碳足迹的程度上二氧化碳和其他温室气体的排放。
在周一发布的一篇论文,印度电信管理部门(火车)估计,碳(阅读:二氧化碳)排放水平移动运营商已经过去两三年上涨了超过70%,而在2014 - 15挂钩在高达5830万吨。
“这些数字显示必须采用新技术来减少能源消耗和碳排放在移动行业,“火车在其论文表示,构建一个强大的电信部门的能源使用效率。
更是如此,因为仅仅是“90000年总数的4.5全国多数电信塔diesel-free网站“2016年12月。
根据监管机构,“绿色也是一个电信业务必要性”由于能源成本高达25%的网络运营总成本。
政府的绿色电信政策公布了近五年前需要移动运营商迁移50%和20%发射塔在农村和城市地区的混合动力分别由2015年12月,高达75%和33%,2020年12月。混合动力是一个混合的网格供应基于太阳能和可再生能源,风能、生物质或燃料电池。
在碳排放,电信公司授权的电信部门目标FY17和FY19分别减少12%和17%。
咨询的纸,火车也邀请建议合适的公式来计算碳足迹源于电网供电和柴油发电机组。
火车已经邀请意见利用可再生能源解决方案使电信网络更节能。
监管机构寻求评论的论文2月13日,2月27日counter-comments。
