These seven opportunities outlined in the report, "Towards a High-Bandwidth, Low-Carbon Future: Telecommunications-based Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions" are:
Networked demand-side management to increase renewable energy use.
Integrated personalised public transport.
In-person high-definition videoconferencing to improve business productivity.
Presence-detecting services that turn off devices that are “on” but not being used.
Real-time freight allocation systems to fill empty freight vehicles.
Remote power management for appliances not in use or on “stand-by”.
Teleworking.
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