Greenpeace CTO urges tech industry to embrace sustainability

Greenpeace's Chief Technology Officer, Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa, highlights the need for the tech industry to prioritize environmental sustainability.

Stephen Armstrong reports for WIRED.


In short:

  • Chomba-Kinywa emphasizes the critical role of technology in addressing the climate crisis, with a stark reminder of the limited time left to make significant changes.
  • She advocates for the development of green, ethical tech platforms and praises companies like Hyundai for their environmentally conscious decisions.
  • The article underscores the importance of using data effectively, as demonstrated by Greenpeace's efforts to persuade tech giants to adopt renewable energy sources.

Key quote:

"We’re talking about values, ethics, and putting guardrails in place—but we can’t do that without talking about the environment."

— Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa, CTO of Greenpeace

Why this matters:

This article connects technology with environmental sustainability, highlighting the responsibility of tech companies and consumers in shaping a sustainable future, resonating with the current global emphasis on environmental issues.

Read: For big emissions reductions, we need to think small.

About the author(s):

EHN Curators
EHN Curators
Articles curated and summarized by the Environmental Health News' curation team. Some AI-based tools helped produce this text, with human oversight, fact checking and editing.

You Might Also Like

Recent

Top environmental health news from around the world.

Environmental Health News

Your support of EHN, a newsroom powered by Environmental Health Sciences, drives science into public discussions. When you support our work, you support impactful journalism. It all improves the health of our communities. Thank you!

donate