Early tech adopters expect use of internet-based solutions to address climate change by 2030: Ericsson ConsumerLab

The latest annual report from Ericsson ConsumerLab, called “Life in a Climate-Impacted Future,” found that 99% of over 15,000 global early technology adopters expect to be proactively using the internet and connectivity-based solutions by 2030 to address the impact of climate change personally.

The report also found that 83% of respondents believe the world will have reached or surpassed the 1.5C rate of global warming deemed by international agreements as the limit above which more extreme weather events and negative climate consequences are likely.

55% of early adopters in metropolitan areas believe that climate change will have a negative impact on their lives and expect to turn to connectivity solutions as countermeasures.