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Why the creation of smart cities requires real-time data processing

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By 2030 it is expected that 28% of people worldwide will live in a city with at least one million inhabitants, according to a report on urbanisation by the Government Office for Science. This is over six times the amount processed in 2018. In England alone, 82.9% But along with such advancements comes a lot more data.

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Green technology: A world of opportunity for better EPC ratings

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Gavin Cunjamalay at Project Better Energy explores this here The UK government has planned a roadmap towards becoming a net zero country by 2050 , meaning that carbon emissions as a country need to equal the amount of carbon we remove from the atmosphere. This rates their efficiency from ‘A’ (very efficient) to ‘G’ (inefficient).

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The public sector cannot underestimate computing’s environmental impact

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While the UK is generating more of their electricity from renewable sources than ever before, at 40% renewable in 2022 , the government has admitted that their current “net-zero strategy will fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions enough,” according to the Financial Times.

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

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To me, government is more about denying, saying no. From " Revisiting Vision Zero in DC and NYC ": Government has a bias for inaction*. I saw that in my 10 or 12 years as academic leader here at the College of Engineering.” I joked that under the Trump Administration, Brand America became: Can't Do. It varies depending on the mayor.