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SDG 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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SDG 13: Climate Action
4 ways the circular economy can help heavy industry reduce emissions
The majority of industry emissions comes from four material groups: Steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals. Circular economy solutions focused on these materials can help industry reduce emis...
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How industries can collaborate to put stakeholder capitalism into practice
The World Economic Forum's Industry Strategy Meeting 2021 took place from 23-24 March 2021.
Cities and Urbanization
How spatial scanning can help us achieve ‘ecohuman-centric’ living
Future cities need a real-time, data-led decision-making platform to help create people-centric sustainable ecosystems.
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
How industries can use automation to innovate
Open, interoperable standards for automation tools in industry can drive recovery.
Decarbonizing Energy
4 solutions for reducing emissions from industrial clusters
Reducing emissions from industrial clusters can play a major role in helping countries achieve net-zero – and this new 4-step framework can show the way.
Infrastructure
Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
Researchers are looking at ways to reinvent concrete to reduce its effects on climate change. One solution involves locking up CO2 in bendable concrete.
Digital Communications
An army of sewer robots could keep our pipes clean, but they’ll need to learn to communicate
Pipebots is a large UK government-funded project working on robots that will help maintain the pipe system to improve safety and reduce inconvenience.
Workforce and Employment
How can universities capture more value from their research?
On average, universities only capture 16% of the revenue they help to create, with some more adept at creating commercial recognition than others.
Artificial Intelligence
AI could make weather forecasts more accurate. Here’s how
A new model can analyze past weather patterns to predict future events, much more efficiently and potentially more accurately than today’s technology, researchers have found.
Circular Economy
The circular economy could forever change how cars are made – here’s how
Leaning into the shift to electric mobility and the circular economy could spark a revolution in how cars are made and used.
Circular Economy
Achieving carbon neutrality: One company’s lessons learned
Lessons learned from Signify's efforts to tackle waste and do its part to mitigate the impact of climate change to help others and speed their efforts.
Future of Work
This is how public buildings can serve this crisis and be ready for the next one
For many people, sheltering at home is unsustainable or impossible - and public buildings need to be adapted for remaining and returning communities.
Supply Chain and Transport
Here's how we need to change global supply chains after COVID-19
Collaboration and use of innovative technologies to address the disruption brought by COVID-19 to global supply chains could offer a better future model.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
Airbus plans to launch a carbon-free aircraft by 2035
European planemaker Airbus has unveiled three ideas for 'zero-emission' airplanes powered by hydrogen.
SDI2020
This is what sustainable infrastructure looks like and why it will fast-track recovery
Sustainable infrastructure can catalyse growth, but it must be economically, socially and technologically compelling to meet the moment and endure beyond it.