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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

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. These efforts are often driven by stakeholder expectations, regulatory requirements and the recognition that sustainable business practices can improve the bottom line.

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Making Remarkable Energy Grids a Reality

CIO Business Intelligence

Energy Information Administration forecasts 47% higher global energy demand by 2050. [1] 2] But by 2050, as we collectively seek to meet net-zero targets, 90% of the world’s electricity is predicted to come from renewable sources. [3] The future is renewable Growth in energy demand is unlikely to change.

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Cloudera and AMD Spur Data Scientists to Take Climate Action

Cloudera

The event invites individuals or teams of data scientists to develop an end-to-end machine learning project focused on solving one of the many environmental sustainability challenges facing the world today. Many of these emissions are driven by industrial and transportation systems reliant on fossil fuels.

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Driving buy-in: How CIOs get hesitant workforces to adopt AI

CIO Business Intelligence

QiFang Sun, CIO at Collectius, a Singapore-based debt management company, frames the hesitancy on a continuum of two dimensions: willingness and skill. For Nita, this means support must be driven from the top down. He emphasizes that the company must have a strong foundation in data processes, stewardship, and governance.

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

IBM Big Data Hub

Studies show that planting trees combats desertification and triggers greater rainfall, 8 while artificial intelligence-powered climate forecasts and crop data analysis can help farmers make informed decisions on crop management under challenging circumstances. feet) by 2050 and by 1.01 millimeters (0.1 inches) per year to 3.4

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Powering a low-carbon digital Thailand

CIO Business Intelligence

At the 2021 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP26, Thailand proposed the visionary Carbon Neutrality 2050 roadmap to address climate change, mirroring the milestone laid out by the European Union (EU). Carbon Neutrality 2050, and the Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model.

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Repsol doubles down on digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Around the same time of the release, Repsol appointed Juan José Casado Quintero as its new chief digital officer (CDO), another strategic move to digitally transform and accelerate the company’s strategy to become a data-driven company.