Digital Decarbonization: Promoting Digital Innovations to Advance Clean Energy Systems

Digital Decarbonization: Promoting Digital Innovations to Advance Clean Energy Systems The digitalization of energy has the potential to speed the arrival of clean energy systems, but this book provides a valuable warning that digitalization is NOT guaranteed to bring positive effects. The volume comprises insights from well-known experts from the private and public sectors, and they collectively paint a picture of digitalization racing ahead--policymakers need to catch up, so that this trend can be harnessed for good.

For all the hype about digitalization in energy, it was never entirely clear why digital technologies would be biased toward clean energy. This book crystallizes that uncertainty, lays out the tremendous opportunities and risks from the digital revolution in energy, and urges policymakers to seize the opportunity to steer digitalization toward decarbonization and also mitigate serious risks to cyber, privacy, etc.