SUSTAINABILITY
THE GREEN LIGHT
What is the current state of play for FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and what needs to be done in the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets?
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nergy efficiency and sustainability have been crucial topics over the years across a variety of industries, from the move towards
green building in the late 2000s to the strategy in many markets during the pandemic of puting sustainability at the top of Covid recovery plans. Now, of course, there is the added incentive of
reducing power consumption from an operational expenditure perspective, as the unprecedented rise in energy costs for enterprises has no doubt focused corporate strategies to this end. Tis is one of the key messages that came through loud and clear at the – thankfully – in-person events over the past 12 months.
At a governmental level, in Europe, the European
Union (EU) launched the European Green Deal at the very start of the pandemic. Tis was designed as an action plan to boost the efficient use of resources by moving to a clean, circular economy, and to restore biodiversity and cut pollution. Te initial plan outlined the investments required and all the available financing tools. To reach the EU’s climate neutrality target of 2050 will require action across the entirety of the European economy, with measures including investment in environmentally friendly technologies; supporting industry innovation; rolling out cleaner, cheaper and healthier forms of
private and public transport; decarbonising the energy sector; ensuring buildings are more energy efficient and working with international partners to improve global environmental standards. When it comes to telecoms, according to the EU, broadband connectivity will enable a more inclusive, resilient and innovative Europe. People will have smoother services to learn digital skills and gain access to more jobs and flexible working conditions. It will allow the connection of more objects and processing of more data, to beter understand energy consumption and cut emissions in other sectors by 15%.
Sustainable commitments In the years since its introduction, a number of additional commitments have been made under the European Green Deal banner, most recently and unsurprisingly, the REPowerEU joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy. Te proposals stem from the fallout caused by the war in Ukraine, and outline a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030. It has the additional
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