SHENZHEN, China, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 6, Huawei hosts the 2022 Tech for a Better Planet Summit with the support of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).With greenhouse gases suffocating the Earth and up to 1 million plant and animal species facing extinction, World Environment Day 2022 comes at a time when our planet is facing unprecedented challenges.The world's growing population requires more energy than ever, with average energy consumption increasing by 1-2% each year.And the increasing adoption of technology is a contributing factor to humanity's growing carbon footprint.For example, in 2020, smartphones accounted for 1% of global carbon emissions, but this figure is projected to rise to 3.5% within a decade.Likewise, traffic on telecommunications networks is expected to increase fivefold from 2018 to 2024, with each person in the world generating the data equivalent of 6,700 photo uploads per day.So, does technology help or harm the planet?Can we turn the tide on environmental threats using technology?A key step forward is prioritizing energy efficiency and green development in the technology sector and passing on the innovations we make to other industries.From green communications networks to green data centers, green innovations can make a fundamental difference to the global carbon footprint created by businesses.By adopting digital technologies, we predict that industries can reduce their energy consumption by 20% by 2030, a carbon offset that will be ten times greater than the energy used by the ICT sector itself.However, the increase in energy consumption is not the only threat facing our planet.The ability of the world's rainforests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is declining as rapidly as forest cover is disappearing, reducing carbon sinks and creating a domino effect of habitat and biodiversity loss.For nature conservation, we must develop solutions that make it possible to understand the world's ecosystems and form the basis for effective protection measures.With our partners, including the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Rainforest Connection, we have developed solutions under our Tech4Nature and TECH4ALL initiatives to make this possible in ecosystems around the world, from rainforests, mountains and plateaus to wetlands, rivers and oceans.Infrared camera technology analyzed by AI in the cloud, for example, is helping to track and monitor species that are on the verge of extinction, such as the Darwin fox and the Hainan gibbon.Similar technologies are helping to restore a coral reef system in the Indian Ocean and prevent an invasive species from decimating wild Atlantic salmon populations in Europe.AI-powered acoustic solutions deployed in the treetops can detect the sounds of chainsaws and trucks associated with illegal logging in tropical forests and send real-time alerts to rangers on the ground.According to the UN, up to 90% of logging is illegal and, since pre-industrial times, 64% of all rainforest has been destroyed or degraded.Collaborate for conservationWhile technology underpins nature conservation and the journey to net zero, partnerships provide the results.On June 6 - the day after World Environment Day 2022 - Huawei hosts the 2022 Tech for a Better Planet Summit with the support of IUCN.Our partners will discuss the role of technology in facilitating the protection and restoration of our battered planet, including many of the projects outlined in this article.After all, we only have one Earth.Click the link to register for the webinar.We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can get more information about what cookies we are using or disable them in settings.This website uses cookies so that we can provide the best possible user experience.Information from these cookies is stored in your browser and performs recognition functions when you return to our website and helps our team understand which sections of the website may be of most interest and use to you.Strictly Necessary Cookies must be enabled at all times so that we can save your setting preferences.If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences.This means that each time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information, such as the number of visitors it receives and the most viewed pages.Please enable strictly necessary cookies first so that we can save your preferences.