By MOLLY BRUCE
The International Energy Agency has identified that digitalisation could enable important changes to global energy demand in carbonintensive sectors of the economy. The principal sectors involved are transport, buildings and industry (27, 25 and 40 per cent respectively of global emissions)1 as well as the energy sector itself. What is this ‘enabling’ effect and what might its environmental impact on these sectors be in light of gigabit connectivity? How can fast internet services help in delivering the energy efficiency measures the world needs to meet demand, as populations grow and human activity intensifies? And how can it all be done
without hurting economies already under pressure from rising food and energy prices?
MOLLY BRUCE discusses the findings from Liberty Global’s latest policy report on the role of the telecommunications sector in the energy transition. Research and interviews conducted by EY.
- Intermedia Issue:
- Vol 50 Issue 2
- Issue Date:
- December 2022
Molly Bruce
Vice-President, Corporate Responsibility, Liberty Global 
