The digital revolution has transformed how we live and work. It has helped us to create new, tailored products and services and we can do almost everything faster, more conveniently and affordably than ever before.
Yet as technology has permeated society, the amount of energy it consumes has grown huge. New technologies such as artificial intelligence, block chain and quantum computing will compound these energy needs.
Technology also provides many solutions to help society become more sustainable. Smart building systems, robotics and digital twins can help organizations to become more efficient and shrink their carbon footprint. Cloud computing lets utilities manage energy sustainably across entire grids.
We must address an urgent twofold imperative: we must make technology itself more sustainable, and we must use technology to become more sustainable. And we must do both in a responsible way, building in proper governance, respecting privacy and building trust.
