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A report by the BCG Institute shared with Semafor suggests that quantum computing could potentially reduce 20-40% of emissions from sectors such as steel and cement, which are difficult to decarbonize through conventional means. The analysis emphasizes the importance of planning ahead for the long deployment cycles required for commercial applications, as current industrial equipment needs updating and significant computing power must be developed. Maurice Berns, one of the report's authors, notes that while there is a substantial timeline involved, quantum technology’s targeted approach to solving specific problems is likely to result in a smaller carbon footprint compared to more generalized technologies like AI.
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A new report shared first with Semafor suggests that quantum computing could potentially reduce 20-40% of emissions from hard-to-abate sectors like steel and cement. The BCG Institute's analysis emphasizes the importance of planning ahead as industrial assets being built now will influence future deployment cycles for quantum technology. Maurice Berns, one of the report’s authors, noted that the carbon footprint of the quantum sector is expected to be smaller than that of AI since quantum computing will likely target specific problems rather than serving as a general-purpose technology. The report highlights applications in areas such as carbon capture and green hydrogen production.
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Quantum computing could eventually address 20-40% of emissions from sectors like steel and cement that are otherwise hard to abate, according to a report shared first with Semafor.
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To be sure, commercially viable applications will have to enter the market, old industrial equipment will need replacing, and computing power will need to be built.
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However, the BCG Institute argued in its analysis that these long deployment cycles are more reason to plan ahead.
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cycles → argue → analysis
“Many of the industrial assets that we’re going to need or deploy are being built now,” Maurice Berns, one of the report’s authors, told Semafor.
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Berns → go → Semafor
The study estimates the sector’s carbon footprint will be relatively small compared to the AI industry’s because quantum is more likely to be used to address specific problems rather than as a general purpose technology.
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quantum → estimate → technology
In terms of climate applications, the report highlighted carbon capture, green hydrogen and ammonia, and batteries.
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