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Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Are Smart Grids?

3BL Media

Cities, regions and countries are creating electricity networks that use digital communications technology to detect and react to local changes in usage (“ smart grids ”). Digitalization of electric grids is supporting new ways to source and use energy more sustainably while also enhancing cybersecurity.

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Qualcomm Technologies Are Enabling a More Reliable, Resilient, Sustainable, and Affordable Grid [Video]

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DESCRIPTION: The utility industry is in the midst of a transition that is driven by decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization, and the need to harden grid infrastructure to make it more resilient to natural disasters. SOURCE: Qualcomm. 1 Making energy more affordable is a timely and considerable challenge.

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Positive Impact of ESG on Display at VMware Explore

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As attendees engaged with new technologies, they also learned how ESG topics such as sustainability and equitable workforces are driving more value than ever before in today’s digital business. As one example, EUC enables remote work, reducing commute emissions and making job opportunities more equitable.

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How European Climate Policy Can Bolster Energy Efficiency Measures

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Energy systems are, consequently, becoming more decentralized, digitized and decarbonized. Decarbonizing the global economy means lessening our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing dramatically our use of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower. Digital technologies render energy waste visible.

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South American Finance Ministers Discuss Incentives and Mechanisms to Finance the Decarbonization of their Economies

Sustainable Development Network

South America has abundant clean energy resources available and a huge opportunity to decarbonize power grids, transport, and industry across the continent, as well as to bolster natural carbon sinks and biodiversity. Macroeconomics of decarbonization, Day 2. Solutions for decarbonization, and Day 3. Green recovery.

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How to Build Sustainable Networks and Enable Climate Action?

3BL Media

The use of 5G and cellular tech can enable decarbonization of key sectors such as: Electricity and energy supply: 5G enabled networks can enable the transition towards smart grids that are digitized, decentralized and decarbonized. emission reduction goals. Get more details. Read more here.

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Highlights from the Eighth Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum): Technology as a Transformational Driver of the SDGs

Sustainable Development Network

In regards to education, gender and inequality, the report predicts that “575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030” and it will take 286 years to close gender gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws” while “some 84 million children will be out of school and 300 million young people will be illiterate”.