COULD BIG DATA BE USED TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE ?
COULD BIG DATA BE USED TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE ?
Utilising the expansive data held by the private and public sectors that identifies the amount of emissions produced , carbon levels in the world , key industry areas and the effect carbon is having on the planet – past and present – could be the answer to better understanding climate change and allowing companies to implement tailored initiatives to achieve science-based targets .
Big Data applications have the capacity to capture , collect and process fast paced and sizeable data . Coupled with predictive analytics , Big Data is vital for generating useful and real-time actionable insights as well as predicting any
potential risks in the future . 2019 has seen innovative developments to combat climate change , such as California ’ s plans to launch its own satellite – announced by US Governor , Jerry Brown in September – to monitor , from space , the formation of pollution that causes climate change . The satellite will produce vast amounts of data on the sources of climate pollutants and will be shared publicly via the Environmental Defense Fund ( EDF ). “ This ground breaking initiative will help governments , businesses and landowners pinpoint — and stop — destructive emissions with unprecedented precision , on a scale that ’ s never been done before ,” says Brown .
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