{"id":291,"date":"2021-11-13T19:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=104148"},"modified":"2021-11-13T19:16:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T18:16:09","slug":"how-can-smart-tech-tackle-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/how-can-smart-tech-tackle-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How can smart tech tackle climate change?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Dr Peter Bentley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 13 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The recent 2021 IPCC report<\/a> declared a code red for humanity,\u00a0with 2019\u2019s atmospheric CO2<\/sub> concentrations higher than at any time in at least two\u00a0million years. Our only chance of averting irreversible climate change is\u00a0to reduce\u00a0our carbon, methane and nitrous oxide emissions to net zero. And one way we can\u00a0achieve this is by making our technologies more sustainable.<\/p>\n

For instance, we can embed artificial intelligence<\/a>\u00a0into our buildings and let them reduce power\u00a0to lights, ventilation or lifts\u00a0that are not in use.<\/p>\n

Zero-emission\u00a0electric cars will also have AIs to assist our driving, making\u00a0them safer and more efficient. Home energy storage solutions mean that power from solar panels can be stored, bringing us\u00a0towards a\u00a0distributed power grid where all buildings contribute power as well as consuming\u00a0it.<\/p>\n

AI\u00a0provides us with ever more accurate\u00a0models of the environment and can also mitigate the risks of climate change, by\u00a0simulating exactly where floods or storms may damage property. AI can enable smarter,\u00a0more\u00a0efficient agriculture, and instant analysis of planetary data so we can detect illegal deforestation, water extraction, fishing and poaching. Machine learning may even have the potential to\u00a0invent new\u00a0materials to create technology such as room temperature superconductors.<\/p>\n

Put together, this tech could increase the chance of Earth\u2019s survival.<\/p>\n

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