Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Smart Cities are Substantially About Carbon Footprint

It is interesting how much of the potential “smart cities” applications for internet of things deal with carbon: electricity consumption; auto exhaust; inefficient driver searches for parking; public lighting efficiency; green buildings; more efficient traffic flow and public transit, for example.

And then there are all the other ways the things humans do (move, eat, dwell) that also have carbon implications (opening doors, carbon footprint of foods, clothing, electronics, communications). Since most people live in cities, it is cities that produce the most human carbon impact.

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