According to the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which organized digital-focused events at COP29, digital technologies can be key tools to accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as they play a key role in climate monitoring, early warning systems, and overall climate adaptation and mitigation.
The COP29 Declaration on Green Digital Action recognises the importance of digital technologies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The objectives in the declaration underscore how digital innovations can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide life-saving tools to inform and warn communities.
“This milestone moment for Green Digital Action at COP29 should propel us forward with the shared belief that we can and must reduce the environmental footprint of digital technologies while leveraging their undeniable potential to tackle the climate crisis,” said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin.
“Let’s keep building our green digital momentum all the way to COP30, and with it, a more sustainable digital future for generations to come,” she said.
