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Maximizing European Industry's Sustainable Potential Through Digital Technologies

Explore how the digital sector can reduce environmental impact; examine energy use, e-waste, smart homes, recycling, and more. Discover pathways for industry advantage and effective policy tools.

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Maximizing European Industry's Sustainable Potential Through Digital Technologies

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  1. Sustainable and digital Georg Zachmann

  2. Sustainabilitychallengesofdigitalisation: increasing material and energyuse Scenarios oftheevolutionoftheshareofenergyconsumption in the digital sector Global „e-waste“ Source: The Shift Project (2019) Source: United Nations University (2017) Global E-waste Monitor 2017

  3. Many waystouse digital technologytoreduce environmental footprint Smart homes Logistics Primary sector Recycling/sorting Sharing Remote-work energy-management 3D Printing

  4. EU cannot compete on energy and ressource endowment Productionfactors

  5. Different pathways with different factor-combinations are feasible • Example: Recycling • energy intensive pyrolysis • resource intensive “thermal recovery” • labour intensive sorting • data/intelligence-intensive sorting approaches • Europe’s comparative advantage might often lie in more capital/knowledge-intensive solutions

  6. Example: Energy Management Potential comparativetechnologicaladvantage Source: Bruegel based on data from EPO Patstat

  7. Twoquestionsfortoday • Wherecouldbeopportunitiesfor European industrytouse digital technologytoreducethe environmental footprint? • What policy tools are available to enable European industry to use the identified potential?

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