From its conception, 6G is being designed with a particular focus on sustainability. The general philosophy of the H2020 Hexa-X project work on sustainability in 6G is based on two principles: to reduce direct negative life cycle impacts of 6G systems as much as possible (Sustainable 6G) and to analyze use cases that maximize positive environmental, social, and economic effects in other sectors of society (6G for Sustainability or its enablement effect). To apply this philosophy, Hexa-X is designing 6G with three sustainability objectives in mind: to enable the reduction of emissions in 6G-powered sectors of society, to reduce the total cost of ownership and to improve energy efficiency. This paper describes these objectives, their associated KPIs and quantitative targets, and the levers to reach them. Furthermore, to maximize the positive effects of 6G through the enablement effect, a link between 6G and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) framework is proposed and illustrated by Hexa-X use case families.
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@article{arxiv.2307.06636,
title = {Towards a 6G embedding sustainability},
author = {Esteban Selva and Azeddine Gati and Marie- Hélène Hamon and Giorgio Calochira and Giuseppe Avino and Bahare Masood Khorsandi and Stefan Wunderer and Stefan Wänstedt and Pernilla Bergmark and Serge Bories and Tommy Svensson and Marja Matinmikko-Blue},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.06636},
year = {2023}
}
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IEEE ICC 2023 Second International Workshop on Green and Sustainable Networking (GreenNet), May 2023, Rome, Italy