The document discusses how technology is promoting environmental sustainability in four key ways: 1) Harnessing renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric through widespread development and investment, making renewable energy cheaper and more accessible. 2) Significant investment in climate change mitigation research, resulting in more patents being filed in key technologies like biofuels and solar in the last 5 years than the previous 3 decades. 3) Digital technologies allowing businesses and individuals to reduce paper usage through email, cloud storage, and smartphones, lessening dependence on deforestation. 4) Smart home devices that only use power when necessary, like motion-activated lights and smart thermostats, significantly reducing energy usage in homes

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How technology promotes environmental sustainability
A broad technological revolution is underway. Technology maintains the potential to
change how and where people work and live, how enterprises conduct their
business, and how the efficiency of air, land, and water based systems and
industries can be improved.
It is believed that with enough technological innovation and economic development,
the world’s environmental problems can be tackled effectively. Here are some ways
that technology contributes solutions to our ecological woes today and in the future.
Harnessing renewables The clean energy sector has seen some of the most
important eco-friendly advancements in technology in recent years, including the
widespread development of and investment in solar, wind, and hydroelectric power.
As a result, renewable energy has been cheaper and more accessible.
Climate change mitigation research There’s also significant investment in
research and development of sustainable technologies, resulting in a rise in patent
applications. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), for instance,
noted that more patents have been filed in the last five years than in the previous
three decades across key climate change mitigation technologies, which comprise
biofuels, solar photovoltaics, solar, thermal, and wind energy.
Going digital Tech advances have allowed businesses and individuals to lessen the
use of paper and take advantage of computer systems, cloud storage, and
smartphones. Bills and communications are increasingly being sent over email
instead of regular mail, and this “new normal” fosters less dependence on Earth’s
trees and subsequent deforestation.
Smart homes With homes being the biggest energy consumers, new technologies
change the game and offer devices – such as motion-activated lighting and smart
thermostats – that only use power when necessary. While the use of gadgets is more
widespread than ever, energy usage can be significantly reduced both in homes and
offices with these innovations.
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