When it\ncomes to fighting the impact of climate change and achieving the Sustainable\nDevelopment Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the time for business-as-usual is up. But how\ncan we enable the breakthrough technological innovations that are vital for\nachieving the SDGs? And how do we ensure at the same time that these\ntechnological innovations work for the benefit of all people?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the plenary sessions of the 2019 G-STIC conference<\/a>, several government representatives and champions of change from different sectors of society provided their perspective on these pressing questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People are scared by the potential impact of climate change because they do not know how to deal with an uncertain future, according to H.E. Enrico Giovannini, Co-chair of the Independent Experts Advisory Board on \u201cData revolution for sustainable development”<\/a> named by the UN Secretary-General. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But how uncertain is that future really? As Mr Giovannini recalled, the scenarios depicted in the 1972 Limits to Growth<\/a> report commissioned by the Club of Rome have proven to be scarily precise. Notwithstanding what the world has done over the last 50 years, we are exactly on the path forecasted at the time. If we want to change that path, business-as-usual and unlimited economic growth are unviable options. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAn integrated view of what is required to change the world<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n