Time is running out on climate change. The metaverse could help | Cedrik Neike

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🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The metaverse could be our key to making real progress in the fight against climate change, says engineer Cedrik Neike. Examining how AI-powered modeling eliminates the trial and error of wasteful industries, he explores how this emerging technology is already improving everything from the gigafactories that churn out electric car batteries to the fuel efficiency of your home. Learn more about how these "digital twins" are transforming the world — and not a moment too soon.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	I'm Elise Hugh, you're listening to Ted Talks Daily.
0:12.0	If the physical world is under threat because of climate. With you're listening to TED Talks Daily.
0:12.8	If the physical world is under threat because of climate change, could the digital world
0:17.3	help solve the crisis?
0:19.6	Sustainable business leader Cedric Nica says yes. and in his 2023 talk from the Ted
0:25.1	countdown summit he explains how after a short break.
0:28.8	Support for this podcast comes from BCG. There are so many urgent questions in the minds of business leaders today.
0:38.0	What will the economy look like in six months? Should you be investing in generative AI for your company?
0:44.5	Is the Metaverse real or just hype?
0:46.8	And what can you do to hold on to your best employees?
0:50.3	The So What from BCG is a podcast featuring award-winning British journalist Georgie Frost interviewing
0:55.8	BCG's leading thinkers and doers to get you the answers.
0:59.5	It's about making sense of today and preparing busy leaders and executives for the day after tomorrow.
1:04.3	Listen to the So What from BCG, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:08.6	My question is, are we too late?
1:13.3	I'm half German and I hate being late to be very honest.
1:16.4	So it's something which gets me sort of all round up,
1:19.2	but the reality is, if we look at that we're running out of time we have real issues reaching the
1:26.0	1.5 degrees of Paris so that's one issue but we're not only running out of time
1:30.0	we also running out of resources.
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