Tag: SDG 13
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Carbon Reduction
Owner Status Phase 1 – outline Quantum Approach Quantum simulation SDGs Contributors ETH Zurich École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Origins of Contributors Impact/context The window is rapidly narrowing to achieve the goal set by the Paris Agreement of limiting global temperature increase to well below 2…
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Carbon Capture
Owner Status Phase 2 – Full Proposal Quantum Approach Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors QCentroid ETH Zurich Origins of Contributors Impact/context A primary contributor to climate change is the excessive concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, mainly from fossil fuel combustion, industrial activities, and deforestation. The rise in CO₂ levels has led to…
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Flood Risk Assessment
Owner Status Phase 1 – Outline Quantum Approach Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors Malaysia Quantum Information Initiative Universiti Teknologi Petronas QuaTI Natural Resources Canada University of Calgary World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Origins of Contributors Impact/context Floods are among the most common natural disasters worldwide, accounting for one-third of the 64% of natural disaster hazards reported…
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Weather and Climate Forecasting
Owner Status Phase 2 – Full Proposal Quantum Approach Linear Systems of Equations and PDEs SDGs Contributors European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Planqc University of Oxford World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Origins of Contributors Impact/context A key indicator highlighted in the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of the Climate 2024 report is the global…
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Deforestation Monitoring
Owner Status Phase 2 – Full Proposal Quantum Approach Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors CERN QTI Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Origin of contributors Impact/context Deforestation and forest degradation in Brazil’s Amazon and neighbouring biomes threaten biodiversity, indigenous and forest-dependent communities, and global climate stability.…
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Resilient Global Food Supply
Owner Status Phase 1 – Outline Quantum Approach Optimisation SDGs Contributors Ernst & Young ForeQast University of Oxford Origins of Contributors Impact/context Climate change has a very strong impact on food systems, exacerbating hunger and malnutrition issues, especially in regions that are already vulnerable. Food systems are complex networks of activities, actors, resources, and environments…
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Biodiversity and Climate Change
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Université de Sherbrooke Origins of Contributors
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Carbon Capture and Catalysis
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Impact/context Catalysis plays a crucial role in industrial processes, including those that convert greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into useful products such as methanol. By improving the accuracy of energy measurements for catalytic reactions, these processes could be optimized towards more viable and more…
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Smart Agriculture
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Optimisation SDGs Impact/context Optimising crop planting strategies to meet demand efficiently is crucial for maximising agricultural productivity and farmer welfare. Traditional decision-making processes in agriculture may not effectively handle the complexities of large-scale cultivation planning due to computational limitations. Effective and optimised agricultural practices can lead to…
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Quanta-Bind
Owner Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors qBraid University of Chicago Origins of Contributors How quantum could help The role of the intrinsically disordered Amyloid Beta protein in Alzheimer’s disease, and its precise interaction with transition metal ions remains poorly understood. Traditional computational methods have struggled with this problem due to it being a classically…