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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

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Many countries have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. trillion to the global economy by 2050. And they could drive economic gains: Research shows markets for carbon-neutral goods and services may be worth $10.3

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

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Climate models provide answers Human activities precipitated changes to the Earth’s climate in the 20th century and will largely determine the future climate. Global climate models have given climate scientists a set of expectations as to what the future could hold, both for the Earth at large and for specific regions.

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IBM and Microsoft partnership accelerates sustainable cloud modernization

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Its aggressive sustainability goals included achieving net zero emissions by 2050, making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025 and investing more than USD 3 billion globally over several years to drive momentum.

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

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Portugal : The country was one of the first in Europe to pledge carbon neutrality by 2050. Optimizing energy efficiency : Companies are also investing in technologies to optimize their energy use and further reduce their carbon emissions.

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Swiss energy services company uses machine learning to see the future

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That changed in 2017 when Swiss voters approved an energy act that would reduce the country’s dependency on fossil fuels by 2050. But because electricity consumption was easy to gauge, there was no urgency for measuring current and low voltage power flows.

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Getting ready for artificial general intelligence with examples

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While these large language model (LLM) technologies might seem like it sometimes, it’s important to understand that they are not the thinking machines promised by science fiction. Most experts categorize it as a powerful, but narrow AI model. A key trend is the adoption of multiple models in production.

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National Grid’s energy transformation is fueled by IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Talent, data, and cloud operating models. National Grid, which has pledged to be fossil free by 2050, also has a geothermal project under way in New York. Her budget has also gone up significantly, and so she has hired product managers as part of a transition to convert IT operations to an agile, product-based operating model.

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