Climate Action

SDG 13 aims to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Through education, innovation and adherence to our climate commitments, we can make the necessary changes to protect the planet.

How engineering can make it happen

Engineering enables climate-change action. Engineered renewable energy sources with zero carbon emissions include hydroelectric, solar, wind, and wave power, with green hydrogen facilitating energy storage at low cost. Resilient infrastructure addresses the escalating impacts of natural disasters including cyclones and floods. Greenhouse gas reductions through carbon capture, the transformation of waste bio-solids into energy, and timber building from rapid-growth forests are other established actions. Other fast-evolving technologies to absorb carbon dioxide include the chemical processing of carbon from air to re-use as chemical feedstock and the use of low-carbon building materials for housing.