Technology Record - Issue 25: Summer 2022

115 or making public commitments. But for many organisations, difficulties arise when they are asked to implement decarbonisation strategies at scale. It’s one thing to aspire to carbon neutrality or net-zero emissions, but it’s something else entirely to get there. So, what’s the solution? We’ve all experienced in our personal lives how access to live data can help us to spot areas for improvement, and then make incremental lifestyle changes for the better. Think wearable technologies, such as smart watches and fitness trackers. These devices not only track our daily activities, heart rate, and sleep hours, but they also send us up-to-the-minute reminders to inspire instant, healthy action. For organisations to truly realise their carbon impact, they need similar real-time access to their carbon dioxide emissions data. After all, how else will they know how and where to make changes? It’s easy to talk about a climate transition, but without data tracking and systemic analysis, decarbonisation is simply not possible. No feasible, scientific-based goals can be set, no success can be tracked, and sustainability will remain just a buzzword. Overcoming data complexity With time running out before temperatures increase by 1.5C, organisations across the globe must urgently leverage data to accelerate their

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