Two streams of change are shaping our future: digitization and climate change. This fundamental message was what we brought with us as we attended the 26th Convention of the Parties (COP) in Glasgow to discuss the climate crisis we are facing.
With climate change, humanity is literally facing its greatest challenge ever.
Governments across the globe have negotiated goals and adopted action plans. At COP26, total national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the first time added up to a trajectory where global warming by the turn of the century will be kept below 2 °C. In addition, the political leaders kept the aim from the Paris Agreement of 1.5 °C alive. Certainly crucial decisions.
But as the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Dr. Fatih Birol stated at the end of the COP: “Ambitions count for little if they are not implemented successfully”.
The fact remains that there is a huge gap between political pledges and executed policies. The latter resulting in rising temperatures beyond 2.6 C by the year 2100, because the actual doing of governments across the world at the current pace will be too little, too late.
Despite good intentions, the world is falling 70% short of the needed action before 2030. The bottom line is that we are running out of time.
For cBrain this just reaffirms our commitment to enable governments to deliver in time to achieve our common goals. This is what we call climate software. From setting goals and passing legislation to having a real-life impact.
The fight against climate change and global warming is driven and funded by governments. Through legislation and economic incentives, they have a powerful toolbox. The reality, unfortunately, is that it often takes years to execute decisions due to bureaucratic delays and inefficient IT systems.
Denmark is known for its green leadership. It is less known that the UN’s e-government survey places Denmark at the top in digital transformation of public administration. For the second consecutive time, Denmark is in first place among the most digital public sectors in the world.
We are convinced that building on the expertise Denmark has in combining green leadership and digital leadership is not only an opportunity but also a responsibility we must act on. An opportunity to jump from business as usual and replace bureaucratic delays and outdated IT with standardized software that will bring climate action to life quickly. A responsibility to make best practices available across the world.
Our climate mission is clear: We want to use digitization to close the time gap from political decision to execution.
In our report this year we give some examples of how we have contributed so far.
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I hereby renew our commitment to The UN Global Compact (UNGC) meaning that we continue to act ethically, transparently, and with integrity, in line with the Ten Principles of UNGC, and contribute towards the UN sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Per Tejs Knudsen, CEO