Mai postánkból Kate Lance PhD, Yale Egyetem a GSDI Legal-SocioEcon szakbizottság levelező rovatában írja:
WHAT
"USING BIG DATA TO MAKE THE CASE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION
Please note submission deadline extended to 30 June 2014.
UN Global Pulse and the Secretary General’s Climate Change Support Team are hosting the Big Data Climate Challenge to bring forward data-driven evidence of the economic dimensions of climate change. The Big Data Climate Challenge is an initiative of the Secretary-General’s Climate Summit to be held in September 2014.
WHY
There is a need for fresh evidence that strengthens the economic case for action on climate change to show where such action is feasible, affordable and effective. The 2014 Climate Summit represents a turning point from climate change awareness to action. Therefore the Big Data Climate Challenge calls upon the international academic, scientific, technology and policy communities to highlight data-driven evidence to drive climate action.
The Big Data Climate Challenge will source projects from around the world that use Big Data and analytics to address real world impacts of climate change. This initiative will help build public understanding of how Big Data can reveal critical insights for strengthening resilience and mitigating emissions.
