Applying Digital Technology to Combat Climate Change in Russia and the EU

Abstract

AbstractThe chapter provides a comparative analysis of the use of digital technologies to combat climate change in Russia and the EU. Since global warming has accelerated recently, with threatening consequences for mankind, the study aims to analyze Russian and European approaches in combating climate change, primarily through digitalization. In this regard, this chapter is devoted to the study of the possibilities and consequences of the use of cloud platforms, artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies in the EU and Russia to achieve carbon neutrality. The study of this problem was based on a systematic approach, in which the authors considered the processes of digitalization, combating climate change, and development strategies of the EU and Russia as a whole. As a result, it was possible to prove that the digital transformation will reduce harmful emissions into the environment, and, in perspective, achieve carbon neutrality. The results of the chapter have practical relevance for countries and companies that are at the initial stage of digital transformation and can take them into account in the process of designing their environmental development strategies.KeywordsDigital technologiesCombating climate changeLow-carbon developmentEuropean green dealDigital EuropeJEL ClassificationO130O440O520Q540