ITU-T ICT 02 : 2020

Acknowledgements
Legal Notice
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Abbreviations and Unit Symbols
Executive summary
Forewords
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
UN Environment
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
UN Women
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
1. Introduction
2. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
3. Climate change and SDG 13
4. The role of frontier technologies in addressing climate change
a. Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help reduce air pollution, reduce hydrological risk, and environmentally consciously manage e-waste
Reducing air pollution through AI
Quantum computing and AI
Natural risk reduction using AI
Waste optimization using AI
The limitations of AI
b. Internet of Things (IoT) for smart energy infrastructure management to help reduce carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions
c. 5G for smart water supply management to help reduce water loss and inefficiencies
d. Clean energy technology for renewable electricity generation to help reduce fossil fuel consumption
e. Digital twin for disaster risk planning to help increase environmental resilience
f. Robotics for monitoring underwater climate change impacts and the observation of marine life to help protect biodiversity
g. Space 2.0 Technologies for precise monitoring of ice sheets and ice caps to help accurately predict sea level rise and global weather patterns
h. Digitalization and Big Data for leapfrogging traditional pathways to help increase agricultural efficiency and food security
5. Key observations and considerations
6. Conclusions
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This report defines frontier technologies as new, innovative and disruptive technologies.