Technology & Communications

IT services, data centers, software, telecommunications, and media. Data center energy, electronic equipment lifecycle, and network infrastructure emissions dominate.

SICS Industries

TITInformation technology

Software publishing, IT services, data processing, hosting

TMCMedia and communication

Telecommunications, broadcasting, publishing, and information services

Scope Emission Diagram

Click any node to view its emission profile. Scope 3 Upstream sources on the left feed into Scope 1 & 2 direct/indirect emissions at center, which flow to Scope 3 Downstream on the right.

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Scope 3 Upstream
Scope 1 & 2
Scope 3 Downstream

Dual Framework Coverage

GHG Protocol Scope 3

Upstream (Cat 1–8)

Cat 1
Purchased Goods & Services(high)
Cat 2
Capital Goods(high)
Cat 3
Fuel & Energy-Related Activities(high)
Cat 6
Business Travel(medium)

Downstream (Cat 9–15)

Cat 11
Use of Sold Products(high)
Cat 12
End-of-Life Treatment(high)
Cat 9
Downstream Transportation(medium)

Carbon Measures / PACT PCF

pcfExcludingBiogenicfull

Applicable for hardware products — servers, networking, consumer devices

pcfIncludingBiogenicpartial

Minimal biogenic content — primarily packaging materials

primaryDataSharefull

Metered data center PUE and energy; component-level BOM data for hardware

dqrfull

Tech sector has strong LCA practices — major manufacturers publish EPDs

Full Partial N/A

Direct & Indirect Emission Sources

Scope 1Direct Emissions

Data Center Backup Generatorsmedium

Diesel generators for data center UPS and emergency power

50–500 t CO2e / data center / year

Office Heatinglow

Natural gas for heating office campuses and R&D facilities

20–100 t CO2e / campus / year

Data Center Cooling Refrigerantsmedium

HFC fugitive emissions from precision cooling systems in data centers

10–100 t CO2e / data center / year

Scope 2Indirect Energy

Data Center Electricityhigh

Grid electricity for servers, storage, networking, and cooling (PUE 1.1–1.6)

10,000–500,000 MWh / data center / year

Office & Campus Electricitymedium

Electricity for offices, R&D labs, and campus operations

500–5,000 MWh / campus / year

Telecom Network Electricityhigh

Electricity for cell towers, switching centers, fiber optic repeaters, and network infrastructure

1,000–100,000 MWh / operator / year

Reference Implementation

The Technology & Communications reference implementation lives in the Open Footprint repository under the following directories:

openfootprint/industry/technology/
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