Issue The Ultimate Climate Calculator

Summary

The Ultimate Climate Calculator asks what would happen if there were a digital climate catalogue. Going beyond the carbon footprint, such a catalogue would let governments, businesses and even individuals calculate their environmental impact in real time. Because the valuation system is fully automated, it could show the likely effects of policy and investment choices before they are made. The opportunity sits within the Evolving Ecosystems megatrend and draws on trends such as net zero, open data, the food-water-energy nexus and international collaboration, supported by AI, IoT and sensor technologies. Its keywords include biodiversity tracking, digital twins, environmental monitoring, greenhouse emissions and natural capital.