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climatic changes?
We are all aware of how day by day our climatic conditions are changing.
And the main reason for this is none other than we people. Our reckless
construction of industries, destruction of forests, poisonous emissions and
all other activities which are indirectly leading to climatic changes.
Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global
climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level
rise and longer, more intense heat waves.
Clean energy is perhaps the biggest issue to tackle, but also the
most important. Some of the biggest challenges for clean energy
are storage and transmission of the energy once it's captured.
That's where tech comes in to help build a smarter energy grid,
which can have nearly as big of an impact on the use of renewable
energy sources as new breakthroughs in science.
2. Automation Revolution
An automation revolution is coming — be it driverless "quiet"
highways, industrial robots or automated assembly line systems.
The main ecological promise of automation is the ability to more
efficiently use resources which can reduce waste, save energy
costs and improve efficiency.
3. Big data
Big data has big implications in creating awareness about the
consequences of climate change. The UN just announced a global
competition — the Big Data Climate Challenge — to spur the use of
big data to tackle the issue. It seeks recently published projects that
show the economic impact of climate change patterns.
4. IoT
Monitoring our energy usage makes it possible to be smarter about
it. Take Nest for instance. While an unprogrammed thermostat can
waste 20% of heating and cooling, Nest tackles the issue with a
smart thermostat that learns your patterns and automatically
adjusts to save energy. The Internet of Things can save energy and
carbon footprints with things as simple as using an app to turn off
the lights or with apps
5. Datacentres
Apple now boasts that it uses 100% renewable energy in their data
centers — especially aided by the largest private solar array in the
United States. Google is moving toward that goal as well, though
they use 34% right now. It's a good move, because much of the
energy used in data centers is not from the actual technology, but
from cooling the servers. One study said data centers contributed
1.5% of overall energy usage, so using renewables instead could
make a dent