{"id":2565,"date":"2022-06-19T12:37:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T12:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aeologic.com\/blog\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2022-06-20T12:37:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T12:37:52","slug":"how-can-technology-help-combat-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aeologic.com\/blog\/how-can-technology-help-combat-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Technology Help Combat Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Climate change is making weather more and more unpredictable. We can\u2019t control mother nature, but we can use technology to help to understand her moods. The stakes are high. We have burgeoning population growth, we have a climate as we\u2019ve never seen before, and if we\u2019re unable to solve some major challenges, then, quite literally, all the spices across the globe will see its disastrous effects.<\/p>\n

A Brief About Climate Change<\/h2>\n

Climate change<\/a> is the observed increase in global temperature that we\u2019ve observed over time. And if we look at the curve of the past hundred years or so, we can see easily calculate that we are on a track to hit a 1.5-degree Celsius increase in temperature by 2040. Not to mention, this is not so far away. And while 1.5-degree Celsius may not seem like a lot of change, we know that this is going to lead to more extreme events like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, etc.<\/p>\n

So, this problem needs to be addressed urgently. The reason we are seeing the increase in global temperatures is due to rising greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n

This problem can be solved in two ways, we can either mitigate it which means that we stop it before it happens, or we can adapt which means we deal with it once it is here.<\/p>\n

How To Use Technology To Combat Climate Change?<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re on the brink of a transformation in the way science is done. Not only tackling the problem of climate change and trying to find solutions, in fact trying to understand the system itself. We need to develop new materials and new chemistries that can help to solve climate change and stop it from happening. Following are a couple of ways we can do this:<\/p>\n

1) Low Carbon Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n

These technologies include things like green chemistry that can be synthesized with lower carbon emissions and produced things that are more environmentally friendly. It also includes things that operate with fewer energy requirements. So, if you think of something that\u2019s more aerodynamic, it\u2019s going to require less fuel, which means fewer carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

2) Energy Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n

These are batteries that are very critical for enabling renewable energy, which is an essential part of how we\u2019re going to address climate change.<\/p>\n

3) Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Storage Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this, there are materials that act a bit like a sponge or membrane that separate out Co2 from either the atmosphere or point sources like power plants. Once it is done then the utilization and storage part started that is once we have the carbon dioxide in hand we can either convert it into things that are useful, like drugs and new materials, or we can store it underground to turn it into rocks, and it\u2019s stable for millions of years.<\/p>\n

So some of the technological advances that we might be able to use to combat climate change, involve the ability to generate energy in sustainable ways.<\/p>\n

The Challenges These Technologies Have<\/h3>\n

These technologies exist today in some capacity, but they\u2019ve been limited by a couple of different challenges, and they can even break down in a couple of key areas.<\/p>\n