ITU at COP30: Driving Green Digital Action for a sustainable future
UN agency for digital technologies urges collective action in Belém to harness digital technologies and achieve sustainability goals
2025-11-05
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Geneva, 5 November 2025 – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will join the global community at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to advance the Green Digital Action initiative – a platform driving collective progress toward a sustainable digital future.
The ITU delegation, led by Deputy Secretary-General Tomas Lamanauskas, will work with governments, private-sector leaders, and civil society to leverage digital transformation as a catalyst for climate solutions and work toward a sustainable digital sector.
Why digital technologies at COP30 matter
As global demand for technology grows, the tech sector's environmental impact cannot be ignored. The sector's energy consumption particularly is rising significantly as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital systems expand. COP30 provides a crucial opportunity to address this challenge while harnessing technology's potential to drive climate solutions across sectors.
Building on the momentum from COP28 and COP29, the Green Digital Action track at COP30, convened by ITU together with a coalition of over 50 partners, will demonstrate how commitments made through the initiative are translating into practical tools, measurable data, and tangible results.
Highlights for reporters:
10 November 2025:
High-Level Roundtable – Leadership and Action Towards a Green Digital Future (Special Events Room 2 – “Madeira”, 16:30-18:00), in partnership with the COP30 Presidency.
11 November 2025:
Measuring What Matters – Balancing AI Innovation, Impact, and Sustainability (UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub – SPE 4, 09:00-10:00).
Advancing Green Digital Action Towards a Net-Zero ICT Sector (UN Brazil Pavilion, 15:00-16:30).
12 November 2025:
Digital Pathways to a Greener Future: Empowering Climate Solutions Through Technology (Side Event Room 2, 11:30-13:00).
AI Innovation Factory (Standards Pavilion, 14:30-15:45).
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Editor’s notes:
The full list of Green Digital Action events is available here.
ITU’s COP30 media kit and latest data is available here.
Interviews with ITU representatives, including Deputy Secretary-General Tomas Lamanauskas, may be available upon request. Please contact pressinfo@itu.int.
For more information about the Green Digital Action initiative, please click here. END
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