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Transforming sustainable agriculture: The Nature Conservancy Centre and IBM unite to reduce crop residue burning in North India

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CRM Connect, championed by TNC – The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC), India, offers valuable intelligence to farmers, agriculture sector leaders, and decision makers. Promoting sustainable agriculture in India In North India, not too far from the Himalayas, is Punjab. What has been missing so far?

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Examples and uses of GIS

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Urban planning Governments use GIS data and GIS-based solutions for urban planning: zoning and land use projects, natural disaster and health event response, roadway system and building design, utility distribution, energy production, and waste and resource management.

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

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Businesses, governments and individuals now see sustainability as a global imperative. As more companies set broad environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, finding a way to track and accurately document progress is increasingly important. They’re also turning to a new perspective: “nature positive.”

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

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Countries leading the way Governments around the world are taking strides to increase production and use of alternative energy to meet energy consumption demands. Additionally, many governments see renewable energy as a way to improve their economies through job creation and investment, and public health by reducing air pollution.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

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Their state governments must order electricity for their citizens in advance, and they used to predict demand manually by using spreadsheets. In the US, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply.

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How AI is helping companies meet sustainability goals

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On the other side, AI streamlines processing information already compiled in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) reports. Foundation models using geospatial data are also likely to make their mark in the coming year or so. A company could combine purchase order information with a supplier’s ESG report.

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Improving economic forecasting with AI

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In addition to government activities, this advanced modeling approach has applications in policy analysis, academic settings and other organizations. AI techniques tied to behavioral science can leverage big data to discover important, statistically significant details in smaller sample populations. Reaping the benefits.