Goal Of Zeroing Carbon Emissions Requires Billion-Dollar Investments In Technology In The Next Decade; Millions Of Jobs Will Be Created

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 23/04/2021 at 17:52

Presidente da República, Jair Bolsonaro, participa da cerimônia de cumprimento aos Oficiais Generais promovidos

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Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 Is the Goal – Which Requires Billions in Investments in Technology – for the World in the Coming Decades

The Climate Summit started yesterday, with President Jair Bolsonaro’s presence being one of the most anticipated at the meeting. The summit was created as a way to place the United States back at the forefront, in a bid to curb climate change and achieve zero carbon emissions. The International Energy Agency (IEA) viewed the projections from countries as an opportunity for energy investments to triple, generating millions of jobs in the sector worldwide.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) emphasized that to meet the goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050, energy investment will need to at least triple over the next decade. In a speech at the climate summit, Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, noted that the investments will create millions of new jobs, which is a positive long-term outlook.

“We will need to completely transform our energy system. This will create millions of new jobs and establish the industries of the future“, emphasized the agency’s director.

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Under Pressure, Jair Bolsonaro Gives Speech Promising Actions Against CO2 Emissions

The Brazilian Government delivered a speech at the climate summit, where Bolsonaro took a more conciliatory tone, moving away from his earlier rhetoric. His goals are also ambitious; however, they require the international support of first-world countries to be achieved, noted the Ministry of the Environment. Despite being one of the most populous countries in the world, only 3% of global carbon emissions come from Brazil. China, with 30%, is the major leader. The U.S. follows closely behind, with 15%. The significance of collective action to reach the goal is evident.

Goal Of Zeroing Carbon Emissions Requires Billion-Dollar Investments In Technology In The Next Decade; Millions Of Jobs Will Be Created

Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 Is the Goal – Which Requires Billions in Investments in Technology – for the World in the Coming Decades

Under Pressure, Jair Bolsonaro Gives Speech Promising Actions Against CO2 Emissions

With billions in loans, China is rebuilding Nigeria’s railway network from scratch, abandoning the British colonial tracks that have turned to scrap and creating a corridor of over 1,300 km to take the load off the roads of Africa’s largest economy.

China is building an artificial island in the middle of the sea, covering 20 km², to construct the largest offshore airport in the world, the Dalian Jinzhouwan. This $4.3 billion project is anchored on more than 3,000 pillars embedded in the rock beneath the ocean and is scheduled to open in 2035.

Forget petroleum-based asphalt: a Scottish company transforms 684,000 plastic bottles into one kilometer of road that is 60% more resistant and up to 10 times more durable, and the technology has already started replacing traditional asphalt in more than 30 countries.

A British company has installed in the middle of the ocean the world’s first floating platform that generates electricity 24 hours a day from the temperature difference between the surface and the depths of the Atlantic, without relying on wind or sun.

Austrian engineers have developed an inflatable concrete technology that transforms flat slabs into domes using only air pressure, eliminating scaffolding and temporary forms, and potentially changing the way bridges, tunnels, and curved roofs are constructed worldwide.

A robot named Walter does the work of five bricklayers per hour and can save the construction industry, where the average age of professionals is 46 years and almost no one wants to learn the trade anymore, in the United Kingdom.

The James Webb telescope spotted a planet 700 light-years from Earth with mornings full of sand clouds and nights with clear skies, the temperature difference between the two hemispheres reaches an impressive 170 degrees.

The seemingly endless sand is disappearing: the world extracts 50 billion tons per year from rivers and beaches, a volume comparable to 19,000 pyramids of Giza, while mafias profit, islands disappear, and city concrete is threatened until 2050.

Scientists drill 8,000 feet of ice in Antarctica and race against time before the hole freezes over again to bury the world’s deepest seismometers and turn the South Pole into a giant ear for earthquakes across the entire planet.

Rice in space becomes a scientific bet for China to understand how microgravity can alter the genetics of the most important grain for Asian food security and reveal if future generations of the plant can be born, grow, and maintain their biological identity away from Earth.

How much would a Toyota Hilux cost without tax in Brazil? A diesel pickup truck priced at R$ 250,000 could drop to around R$ 127,000, showing why pickup trucks have become a luxury product in the country.

Windows without a prison-like appearance gain momentum in 2026 and promise to completely transform residential facades with more natural lighting, discreet security, increased property value, and a modern look without the burden of the old iron bars that dominated Brazilian homes for decades.

Goal Of Zeroing Carbon Emissions Requires Billion-Dollar Investments In Technology In The Next Decade; Millions Of Jobs Will Be Created

Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 Is the Goal – Which Requires Billions in Investments in Technology – for the World in the Coming Decades

Under Pressure, Jair Bolsonaro Gives Speech Promising Actions Against CO2 Emissions

With billions in loans, China is rebuilding Nigeria’s railway network from scratch, abandoning the British colonial tracks that have turned to scrap and creating a corridor of over 1,300 km to take the load off the roads of Africa’s largest economy.

China is building an artificial island in the middle of the sea, covering 20 km², to construct the largest offshore airport in the world, the Dalian Jinzhouwan. This $4.3 billion project is anchored on more than 3,000 pillars embedded in the rock beneath the ocean and is scheduled to open in 2035.

Forget petroleum-based asphalt: a Scottish company transforms 684,000 plastic bottles into one kilometer of road that is 60% more resistant and up to 10 times more durable, and the technology has already started replacing traditional asphalt in more than 30 countries.

A British company has installed in the middle of the ocean the world’s first floating platform that generates electricity 24 hours a day from the temperature difference between the surface and the depths of the Atlantic, without relying on wind or sun.

Austrian engineers have developed an inflatable concrete technology that transforms flat slabs into domes using only air pressure, eliminating scaffolding and temporary forms, and potentially changing the way bridges, tunnels, and curved roofs are constructed worldwide.

A robot named Walter does the work of five bricklayers per hour and can save the construction industry, where the average age of professionals is 46 years and almost no one wants to learn the trade anymore, in the United Kingdom.

The James Webb telescope spotted a planet 700 light-years from Earth with mornings full of sand clouds and nights with clear skies, the temperature difference between the two hemispheres reaches an impressive 170 degrees.

Scientists develop a low-cost alternative to generate green hydrogen on a large scale using an innovative chemical process; discovery could revolutionize energy infrastructure, heavy industry, and sustainable transportation systems around the world.

Forget common renewable energy: HydroWing prepares a 10 MW project in Indonesia to transform ocean currents into predictable electricity, using turbines installed on the seabed in a region where the funnel effect between islands increases tidal potential.

The world could operate on clean electricity by 2050, but a study indicates that this would require up to 20 TW of renewable energy, more than 9 million hectares for solar, and strong cooperation between countries.

New catalyst developed by scientists in the USA enhances the performance of water electrolysis without using platinum, reducing operational costs and expanding the potential of green hydrogen as a strategic alternative for industries, heavy transportation, and clean energy generation.

China implements basalt fibers tested on the Moon to contain the desert’s advance in 1 million hectares, and the program surprises scientists worldwide.

The seemingly endless sand is disappearing: the world extracts 50 billion tons per year from rivers and beaches, a volume comparable to 19,000 pyramids of Giza, while mafias profit, islands disappear, and city concrete is threatened until 2050.

Scientists drill 8,000 feet of ice in Antarctica and race against time before the hole freezes over again to bury the world’s deepest seismometers and turn the South Pole into a giant ear for earthquakes across the entire planet.

Rice in space becomes a scientific bet for China to understand how microgravity can alter the genetics of the most important grain for Asian food security and reveal if future generations of the plant can be born, grow, and maintain their biological identity away from Earth.

How much would a Toyota Hilux cost without tax in Brazil? A diesel pickup truck priced at R$ 250,000 could drop to around R$ 127,000, showing why pickup trucks have become a luxury product in the country.

Windows without a prison-like appearance gain momentum in 2026 and promise to completely transform residential facades with more natural lighting, discreet security, increased property value, and a modern look without the burden of the old iron bars that dominated Brazilian homes for decades.