Can technology assist us in making the world a better place?

The window of opportunity to take action in time to avert a climate calamity is closing. Not only that, but with escalating global tensions and potential food and energy crises, strong climate action may take a back seat.

Over the last year, the IPCC, a UN agency charged with analysing climate change research, has produced a comprehensive collection of publications emphasising the severity of the challenge and the necessity for immed....