August 15, 2022

Frontier Technologies to protect the Environment and tackle Climate Change

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SDGs:

SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 14: Life Below Water
SDG 15: Life on Land

Innovation Area:

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Automation & Robotics
Drones & Satellite Imagery
Blockchain
Digital Transformation
Frontier technologies – new, innovative and disruptive technologies – offer tremendous potential for tackling climate​​​ change and meeting the goals of United Nations sustainable development goal (SDG) 13 (Climate Action). The report spotlights eight key emerging technologies, each with the potential to be instrumental in tackling climate change: artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, clean energy technology, digital twin, robotics, Space 2.0 technologies, as well as digitalization and Big Data. ​
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