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Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action

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Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action. / Dwivedi, Yogesh K.; Hughes, Laurie; Kar, Arpan Kumar et al.
In: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 63, 102456, 30.04.2022.

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Dwivedi, YK, Hughes, L, Kar, AK, Baabdullah, AM, Grover, P, Abbas, R, Andreini, D, Abumoghli, I, Barlette, Y, Bunker, D, Chandra Kruse, L, Constantiou, I, Davison, RM, De, R, Dubey, R, Fenby-Taylor, H, Gupta, B, He, W, Kodama, M, Mäntymäki, M, Metri, B, Michael, K, Olaisen, J, Panteli, N, Pekkola, S, Nishant, R, Raman, R, Rana, NP, Rowe, F, Sarker, S, Scholtz, B, Sein, M, Shah, JD, Teo, TSH, Tiwari, MK, Vendelø, MT & Wade, M 2022, 'Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action', International Journal of Information Management, vol. 63, 102456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102456

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Dwivedi, Y. K., Hughes, L., Kar, A. K., Baabdullah, A. M., Grover, P., Abbas, R., Andreini, D., Abumoghli, I., Barlette, Y., Bunker, D., Chandra Kruse, L., Constantiou, I., Davison, R. M., De, R., Dubey, R., Fenby-Taylor, H., Gupta, B., He, W., Kodama, M., ... Wade, M. (2022). Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action. International Journal of Information Management, 63, Article 102456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102456

Vancouver

Dwivedi YK, Hughes L, Kar AK, Baabdullah AM, Grover P, Abbas R et al. Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action. International Journal of Information Management. 2022 Apr 30;63:102456. Epub 2021 Nov 24. doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102456

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Dwivedi, Yogesh K. ; Hughes, Laurie ; Kar, Arpan Kumar et al. / Climate change and COP26 : Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action. In: International Journal of Information Management. 2022 ; Vol. 63.

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title = "Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action",
abstract = "The UN COP26 2021 conference on climate change offers the chance for world leaders to take action and make urgent and meaningful commitments to reducing emissions and limit global temperatures to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. Whilst the political aspects and subsequent ramifications of these fundamental and critical decisions cannot be underestimated, there exists a technical perspective where digital and IS technology has a role to play in the monitoring of potential solutions, but also an integral element of climate change solutions. We explore these aspects in this editorial article, offering a comprehensive opinion based insight to a multitude of diverse viewpoints that look at the many challenges through a technology lens. It is widely recognized that technology in all its forms, is an important and integral element of the solution, but industry and wider society also view technology as being part of the problem. Increasingly, researchers are referencing the importance of responsible digitalization to eliminate the significant levels of e-waste. The reality is that technology is an integral component of the global efforts to get to net zero, however, its adoption requires pragmatic tradeoffs as we transition from current behaviors to a more climate friendly society.",
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author = "Dwivedi, {Yogesh K.} and Laurie Hughes and Kar, {Arpan Kumar} and Baabdullah, {Abdullah M.} and Purva Grover and Roba Abbas and Daniela Andreini and Iyad Abumoghli and Yves Barlette and Deborah Bunker and {Chandra Kruse}, Leona and Ioanna Constantiou and Davison, {Robert M.} and Rahul De and Rameshwar Dubey and Henry Fenby-Taylor and Babita Gupta and Wu He and Mitsuru Kodama and Matti M{\"a}ntym{\"a}ki and Bhimaraya Metri and Katina Michael and Johan Olaisen and Niki Panteli and Samuli Pekkola and Rohit Nishant and Ramakrishnan Raman and Rana, {Nripendra P.} and Frantz Rowe and Suprateek Sarker and Brenda Scholtz and Maung Sein and Shah, {Jeel Dharmeshkumar} and Teo, {Thompson S.H.} and Tiwari, {Manoj Kumar} and Vendel{\o}, {Morten Thanning} and Michael Wade",
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RIS

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T2 - Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action

AU - Dwivedi, Yogesh K.

AU - Hughes, Laurie

AU - Kar, Arpan Kumar

AU - Baabdullah, Abdullah M.

AU - Grover, Purva

AU - Abbas, Roba

AU - Andreini, Daniela

AU - Abumoghli, Iyad

AU - Barlette, Yves

AU - Bunker, Deborah

AU - Chandra Kruse, Leona

AU - Constantiou, Ioanna

AU - Davison, Robert M.

AU - De, Rahul

AU - Dubey, Rameshwar

AU - Fenby-Taylor, Henry

AU - Gupta, Babita

AU - He, Wu

AU - Kodama, Mitsuru

AU - Mäntymäki, Matti

AU - Metri, Bhimaraya

AU - Michael, Katina

AU - Olaisen, Johan

AU - Panteli, Niki

AU - Pekkola, Samuli

AU - Nishant, Rohit

AU - Raman, Ramakrishnan

AU - Rana, Nripendra P.

AU - Rowe, Frantz

AU - Sarker, Suprateek

AU - Scholtz, Brenda

AU - Sein, Maung

AU - Shah, Jeel Dharmeshkumar

AU - Teo, Thompson S.H.

AU - Tiwari, Manoj Kumar

AU - Vendelø, Morten Thanning

AU - Wade, Michael

PY - 2022/4/30

Y1 - 2022/4/30

N2 - The UN COP26 2021 conference on climate change offers the chance for world leaders to take action and make urgent and meaningful commitments to reducing emissions and limit global temperatures to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. Whilst the political aspects and subsequent ramifications of these fundamental and critical decisions cannot be underestimated, there exists a technical perspective where digital and IS technology has a role to play in the monitoring of potential solutions, but also an integral element of climate change solutions. We explore these aspects in this editorial article, offering a comprehensive opinion based insight to a multitude of diverse viewpoints that look at the many challenges through a technology lens. It is widely recognized that technology in all its forms, is an important and integral element of the solution, but industry and wider society also view technology as being part of the problem. Increasingly, researchers are referencing the importance of responsible digitalization to eliminate the significant levels of e-waste. The reality is that technology is an integral component of the global efforts to get to net zero, however, its adoption requires pragmatic tradeoffs as we transition from current behaviors to a more climate friendly society.

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KW - COP26

KW - Digital world

KW - Information management

KW - Information systems

KW - Information technology

KW - Sustainability

KW - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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DO - 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102456

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85120993641

VL - 63

JO - International Journal of Information Management

JF - International Journal of Information Management

SN - 0268-4012

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ER -