Google and Deloitte are driving climate protection with digital solutions

Summary:

Google’s new sustainability report “Digital Sprinters,” commissioned by Deloitte, examines how digital technologies such as AI and IoT can accelerate climate solutions, particularly in developing markets. The report highlights the role of public policy in implementing these solutions and offers strategic recommendations to drive digital transformation for climate action.

Key impacts:

• Digital technology for climate protection: AI, IoT and cloud platforms can significantly reduce global emissions.
• Guidelines recommendations: Focus on infrastructure, education, innovation and supporting policies to drive digital transformation to protect the climate.
• Climate resilience: Digital tools improve forecasting and response strategies, which is critical for areas particularly vulnerable to climate impacts.

Digital technology for climate protection

Google, in collaboration with Deloitte, has released the Digital Sprinters sustainability report. This report examines how digital solutions such as AI and IoT can reduce emissions and promote sustainability. Google’s commitment to using technology to combat climate change spans three decades and recognizes the significant potential of digital technologies to accelerate meaningful action.

“We believe that tackling climate change is an important shared challenge, and for three decades we have used technology to accelerate meaningful action.“, says Google.

Guidelines recommendations

The report contains policy recommendations in four strategic areas: infrastructure, people, enabling policies and technological innovation. These recommendations aim to promote digital transformation and support climate action:

• Infrastructure: Measures to expand internet access and data availability, as well as public support for the use of satellites and IoT, can create an enabling environment for effective climate solutions.
• People: Improving digital education can create a workforce with expertise in climate science and digital technology.
• Technical innovation: Establishing innovation hubs, supporting early-stage digital businesses and introducing digital climate solutions can strengthen government initiatives.
• Enabling policies: Creating standards for climate-related information and using digital tools to implement sustainability regulations can help promote sustainable markets.

Climate resilience

With over 3.6 billion people living in areas vulnerable to climate change, digital tools are essential for crisis response and building resilient infrastructure. These technologies enable accurate predictions of climate impacts and improve decision-making, automation and innovation.

“Digital tools enable accurate predictions of climate impacts through data collection and analysis and form the basis for planning and response strategies.“, the report says.

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Google’s Digital Sprinters framework supports governments in designing digital transformation strategies. The report highlights the need for strategic public policies to effectively deploy digital solutions to accelerate climate action and promote economic growth.