Tag: SDG 13
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Carbon Reduction
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 1 – outline Quantum simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors ETH Zurich École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 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 Quantum Approach Phase 2 – Full Proposal Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors QCentroid ETH Zurich 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 Quantum Approach Phase 1 – Outline Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Malaysia Quantum Information Initiative Universiti Teknologi Petronas QuaTI Natural Resources Canada University of Calgary World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 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 Quantum Approach Phase 2 – Full Proposal Linear Systems of Equations and PDEs SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Planqc University of Oxford World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) 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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Resilient Global Food Supply
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 1 – Outline Optimisation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Ernst & Young ForeQast University of Oxford 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 Quantum Approach Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Université de Sherbrooke
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Carbon Capture and Catalysis
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 0 – Idea 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 Quantum Approach Phase 0 – Idea Optimisation SDGs Origins of Contributors 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…
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Quanta-Bind
Owner Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors qBraid University of Chicago 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…
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OQI workshop at University of Bahrain explores quantum computing for sustainable development
16th December 2024 Article by Alexia Yiannouli Photos by the University of Bahrain On Wednesday 4th December, over 70 students and faculty at the University of Bahrain took part in a workshop run by OQI, exploring the applications of quantum computing for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Martin Gastal, OQI’s Partnership and Engagement Lead,…