COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key

Published on November 16, 2024

Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging to use digital technologies to accelerate climate action while reducing the carbon and pollution footprints of tech manufacturing and tackling the growing problem of e-waste.

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