Quantum Green: How Can QC Help to Achieve the UN Climate Goals?
summary
Projects $103 billion investment in quantum by 2040 and cites global computing energy demand rising from 114 to 331 TWh by 2030, claiming quantum annealing offsets ~10% (~30 TWh) of that load through combinatorial optimizations (traveling‑salesman style) used by IBM D‑Wave and Fujitsu on grid and transport problems. Reports a 25% improvement in solar electricity transformation in pilot tests, notes Haber‑Bosch makes ~2% of emissions and suggests quantum simulation of nitrogen‑fixing pathways or materials could eliminate that process.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 1:12BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
- 1:37INTO THE REALM OF VISION
- 4:49WHAT THE WORLD FEELS LIKE
- 6:52ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- 10:21REPLACING HABER-BOSCH
- 12:00MATERIAL SCIENCE
- 12:45SAVING LAB MICE
- 13:33DATA vs KNOWLEDGE
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