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Beyond the dramatic warnings accompanying much of the recent IPCC Working Group III Climate Change 2022 : Mitigation of climate change report , was a rather encouraging , unequivocal message : digitalisation can enable carbon emission reductions and help mitigate the worst effects of climate change .
While technology may not have all the answers , it can certainly solve some of the key questions .
Sensors , IoT , robotics , and AI can improve energy management in all sectors , increase energy efficiency , and promote the adoption of many low-emission technologies – including decentralised renewable energy – while creating economic opportunities . All is not lost .
But the problem , illustrated in Capgemini ’ s World Energy Markets Observatory report , is that , as a result of the pandemic and continuing low energy prices , many investments in more efficient technologies have been delayed .
Global energy intensity improved by only 0.8 % in 2020 , roughly half the rate ( corrected for weather ) in 2019 ( 1.6 %) and 2018 ( 1.5 %). This is well below the average annual energy intensity improvements of 4 % needed by 2030 to be on target to meet international climate and sustainability goals . energydigital . com 33