Global partners launch Green Digital Action Hub at COP30

By:  Nana Appiah Acquaye

A coalition of leading international organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the World Bank Group, the Green Digital Coalition, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, CODES, and the Global Green Growth Institute, has launched the Green Digital Action Hub at COP30 in Brazil.

The new initiative aims to serve as a global coordination center to make the technology sector more sustainable, particularly across the Global South. The Hub will provide data, expertise, and practical tools to scale green technologies, promote resource efficiency, and reduce the environmental footprint of digital infrastructure.

Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of the ITU, emphasized the importance of aligning digital transformation with climate goals. “Our new Digital Technologies and Climate Action – Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Stocktake Report shows that while 90 percent of national climate pledges now reference digital solutions, the digital sector itself remains largely unaccounted for,” he said. “This means we must act urgently to ensure that digitalization becomes a driver of emissions reductions rather than an additional source of emissions.”

The initiative also highlighted innovative efforts such as the AI for Climate Innovation Factory and the AI Environmental Footprint Hackathon, where startups like SumEarth.AI, EcoAI Tracker, enerlink.ai, and Ahya are demonstrating how artificial intelligence can accelerate sustainable transformation and support global decarbonization goals.

The Green Digital Action Hub marks a significant milestone in global climate cooperation, reinforcing the role of technology as both a solution and a responsibility in the fight against climate change.