Digital Technology Can Help Slow Down Climate Crisis
John G. Jung
Chairman & Co-Founder- Intelligent Community Forum & ICF Canada - Urban Planner, Urban Designer, Professor, Author, Urban Navigator
According to an International Telecommunications Union Report, digital technology is poised to help reduce the world’s carbon emissions by 17 percent. For instance, drones can help in producing more efficient agriculture; technology advancements will aid in traffic and delivery improvements; LED technologies will reduce energy use and cost of lighting on streets and highways; use of satellites can monitor environmental changes on land and in the oceans; blockchain technology could track corporate carbon emissions; and artificial intelligence could help make electric transmission grids more efficient. With technological transformation in mobility, production, and built form, citizens may also shift in the way they live, work and move in our communities in a reimagined future, potentially further reducing the impact on our carbon footprints, especially at the local level.?
Read the full article at: Technologies in Support of Climate-Ready Community Solutions (myliveablecity.com)