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Artificial intelligence and new technologies are very
powerful allies in curbing the climate emergency. We show you some
examples.
Technological advances, in particular, the discovery and use
of fossil fuels, have contributed to climate change, we all know this, then it
is also true that they have enabled humanity to realize the impact of beings on
the planet and develop methods to combat global warming.
Today we are talking about some technological innovations
that can help humankind avoid the catastrophic damage that could cause a
continuous rise in global temperature, as polluting gases are causing
increasing temperatures and climate change, which in turn leads to droughts and
increases the risk of fires. as well as deforestation and desertification of
our planet, more and more suffocated by our behavior every day.
Burning fossil fuels to meet growing energy demand has driven
carbon dioxide emissions to record levels, and it seems that innovation could
serve as a lifeline to tackle this climate emergency we find ourselves in.
Here are some specimens of how technology is playing a role
in reducing sea-level rise and warming. After all, tech giants influence the
decisions of billions of consumers every day.
Climatology argues that global emissions must be
significantly reduced by 2030 to avoid the worst effects of warming.
Reduce CO2 emissions
Scientists primarily associate anthropogenic greenhouse gas
emissions on Earth with an increase in average temperature. Among the most
important greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (CO2), the concentration of which
has increased by almost 50% since the start of the industrial revolution. How
are technologies used to reduce CO2 emissions? Using carbon captures, use, and
storage technologies such as the UK's Net Zero Teesside project, which explores
the UK's carbon capture and storage from waste energy, the project plans to
capture up to 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, the
equivalent of more than 3 millions of UK households. In fact, their goal is to
remove 90% of fossil and biogenic CO₂ emissions from power plant waste, which
would convert it to carbon negative.
Ocean biomass
While biomass can be used to generate renewable energy with a
negative carbon footprint, it will always be a limited source due to land-use constrictions.
But in the ocean, we could harvest sustainably. But what exactly? Algae, of
course. Rather, macroalgae. Macroalgae grow fast - they can grow an inch and a
half in a day. They also extract CO2 from seawater, and if we can collect it,
store the carbon and isolate it so it doesn't re-enter the atmosphere or the
ocean, that's the solution. The Norwegian research organization Sintef, for
example, is developing large-scale algae harvesting projects in which they hope
to get two or three harvests of these macroalgae a year. But before algae can
be cultivated and harvested on a large scale, research needs to be done to see
how this will affect underwater ecosystems, they explain from Sintef.
Using seaweed to feed cows
We already know that another powerful greenhouse gas is methane, which is reaching record levels from livestock. Agriculture accounted for about two-thirds of all anthropogenic methane emissions between 2000 and 2017, according to a recent study, with fossil fuels accounting for most of the remaining third. This methane comes primarily from livestock, as cows ferment food in the stomach, where sugars are converted into simpler molecules that the body can absorb, expelling the methane through belching. Approximately 200 grams of methane per day per cow, which equates to approximately 5 kg CO2 units per day.