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Technology Is Changing Transportation, and Cities Should Adapt

Harvard Business

McKinsey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have estimated that in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide, a rapid transition to advanced mobility systems could yield $600 billion in societal benefits through 2030. billion per year by 2030. The shift to next-generation mobility systems, however, won’t be easy for cities to manage.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Based on this grim prognostication, the UN has argued that carbon dioxide emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030. Wood was not necessarily phased out, as much as just naturally replaced by coal, which represented a more efficient and denser source of energy. By 1900, coal production formed the foundation of US power.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. Companies such as GE Aviation and Safran are working on improving engine efficiency in order to reduce emissions.

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The Fight of The Two R’s: Robots v Redundancy

Tom Spencer

“Robots could take over twenty-million jobs by 2030” (Taylor, 2019). This begs the question, why do we favour productivity and efficiency if the new technology is simultaneously kicking workers out of jobs and diminishing the user experience? Robots could take over 20 million jobs by 2030, study claims. million robots worldwide.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business

degrees will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems” and this transition will need to be “unprecedented in terms of scale…and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors.” Getting to 1.5

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

It offers a centralized platform to engage with the world’s leading suppliers, explore the latest industry innovations and products, discover tools that will help boost efficiency, and enhance profitability. The participants will receive updates on advancements towards the 2030 ‘Path to the Digital Decade’ objectives.