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Making infrastructure smart
Circular EconomyClimateICT

People, connectivity, sustainability and digitalisation

COVID has been a cruel teacher, yet we must heed its lessons. And if we think that COVID has been bad, climate change will be worse. That’s why we must up our game on systems-thinking in every sector, including the built environment.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Saving our forests
ClimateICT

Solutions emerging from UpLink Trillion Trees Challenge

The Uplink Trillion Trees Challenge has sourced over 250 entrepreneurial solutions to save our forests. These include solutions to scale and accelerate forest conservation and restoration, green our cities, unlock Industry 4.0 technology for trees, and stimulate the forest economy.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Cities and infrastructure
ClimateEnergyWater

3 inspiring places putting nature first

Smart green cities can protect nature, create millions of jobs and trillions of additional revenues or savings by 2030. Find out how 3 inspiring places put nature first, designing energy-neutral buildings, protecting coastal communities against flooding or securing water supply.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Protecting biodiversity
ClimateSpace

Collecting data to monitor climate change impact

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) collects data to monitor the climate and investigate how climate change impacts various sectors, including biodiversity. Based on these data, an online platform will be developed to address the needs of biodiversity and ecosystem experts.

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Source: VITO
Carbon capture & utilisation
ClimateEnergy

A framework for commercial deployment

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies close the circle of CO2 production and reuse. More than 100 associations, companies, universities and research institutes work with policy makers to develop a framework for commercial deployment in the fight against climate change.

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Source: Uniper
Responsible tourism
Climate

Making net zero emission flights possible

During a recent symposium on decarbonising aviation, the world’s leading scientists came together to showcase the rapidly emerging alternatives to carbon fuel. Together, they made a powerful case that net zero emission flights will become possible.

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Source: WTM Global Hub