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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. 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

IBM Big Data Hub

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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Defining a new era of exponential companies

CIO Business Intelligence

Instead, many digitized analog-first processes and bolted them onto aging operating models. Companies will miss out if they make assumptions about business and operational models without reflecting on the possibilities afforded by AI. In short, modern operating models will be the enabler of business transformation.

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Cloudera and AMD Spur Data Scientists to Take Climate Action

Cloudera

Participants can choose from the following categories for their prototype: Climate Smart Agriculture: With the world’s population expected to hit nearly 10 billion by 2050, finding sustainable ways to feed all of these people is critical for addressing global hunger as well as mitigating the climate crisis.

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IBM and Microsoft partnership accelerates sustainable cloud modernization

IBM Big Data Hub

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

IBM Big Data Hub

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

CIO Business Intelligence

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.