Every part of the world is being affected by the ongoing climate disaster, which is getting worse at the fastest rate known in human history. The world economy has been hurt by climate change, which includes rising sea levels, rising temperatures, and more frequent disasters like floods, wildfires, and droughts. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth assessment report, which came out in April 2022, talked a lot about how important climate technology is because it can help lower the chance of climate change effects happening again. It is a UN group whose job it is to do scientific evaluations on climate change and its effects, as well as possible future risks and ways to deal with them. Since it was founded in 1988, the IPCC has put out a number of studies on climate change. In this age of technology, we need new technical methods right away to help people adapt to and lessen the effects of climate change. The study stressed that we can slow down climate change by using technical interventions.
When combined with other favorable factors, new technologies can help systems change in order to lower warming and change the paths of growth. Without progress in technology, solar photovoltaics like LEDs and solar panels would not be used as much as they are now.
There is a lot of focus in the study on what we can do to stop carbon emissions from different areas and how we can do this to stop global warming. The researchers say that policymakers are very important for meeting climate change goals. If governments don't change their energy strategies, the UN Secretary-General warned, "the world will become uninhabitable."
The report highlighted that to meet the world's energy needs, all nations must reduce their use of fossil fuels, advance electrification in areas like transportation, increase energy efficiency, and turn to alternative fuels like hydrogen and renewable energy sources.
Technology as an integral resource for climate adaptation and mitigation
According to the IPCC's fourth assessment report, there has been an improvement in knowledge of the benefits, drawbacks, and connections to the sustainable development of various response options. Depending on the context, such as vulnerability reduction, disaster risk management, or proactive adaptation planning, can be achieved through employing transformative approaches in different sectors. The IPCC highlighted some sectors and assessed the scope for adaptation:
The report outlined the key points and policies that can aid in achieving the same and highlighted the sectors where it is possible to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030. The report added that "having the right policies, infrastructure, and technology in place to enable changes to our lifestyles and behavior can result in a 40-70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050."
Utilizing eco-friendly and sustainable materials, implementing reuse and recycling regulations, and cutting down on waste will help each sector reduce its GHG emissions. Manufacturing processes have a significant carbon footprint and are responsible for about 25% of all emissions in the world.
It will be challenging and will require gigantic efforts to curb the same. Employment of alternative energy sources such as hydrogen, and electrification in the processes is a solution, the policymakers must focus on. The report added that "for basic materials, including steel, building materials, and chemicals, low- to zero-greenhouse gas production processes are at their pilot to the near-commercial stage."
The scientific techniques invented focusing on the agro-forestry sector and other land uses can significantly reduce GHG emissions while also assisting in the storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. “Response options can benefit biodiversity, help us adapt to climate change, and secure livelihoods, food, water, and wood supplies," researchers said.
The researchers assessed that there had been significant development in the renewable energy sector and the world has witnessed a decline of up to 85% in the cost of solar and wind energy and batteries. Recent policies and laws have given a pathway to a shift towards green energy due to their increasing affordability. Enhanced energy efficiency, reduced rates of deforestation, and accelerated deployment of renewable energy are the results of these policies
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.
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