The role of iCT in a Low Carbon Society Michael Koenigsmayr and Thomas Neubauer ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FLAMINGO_PHOTOGRAPHY E missions of greenhouse gases (GHG), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N 2O) are acknowledged to be driving climate change. Climate change occurs because of "internal changes within the climate system or in the interaction between its components, or because of changes in external forcing either for natural reasons or because of human activities" [1]. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2015.2395966 Date of publication: 23 March 2015 MARCH 2015 ∕ IEEE TEchnology and SocIETy MagazInE 39http://www.ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FLAMINGO_PHOTOGRAPHY