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Current approaches to methods for quantifying and reducing the environmental impacts of the digital economy either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03072
By Ian Patel · 2025-10-30T04:34:00.338Z · Horizon: 2045
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WS03072 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3072

Current approaches to affordable and scalable solutions for the prevention and treatment of major mental health conditions either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03530
By Ian Patel · 2025-10-26T17:06:25.575Z · Horizon: 2040
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WS03530 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3530

Current approaches to institutional arrangements that accelerate the retirement of high-emitting infrastructure either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03210
By Ian Patel · 2025-10-11T21:35:07.359Z · Horizon: 2038
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WS03210 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3210

Current approaches to institutional innovations reducing the lag between scientific evidence and policy action either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS02863
By Ian Patel · 2025-10-01T10:43:30.185Z · Horizon: 2032
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WS02863 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2863

Current approaches to low-energy nitrogen fixation alternatives to Haber-Bosch at farm scale either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03022
By Ian Patel · 2025-09-23T07:48:01.907Z · Horizon: 2045
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WS03022 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3022

Current approaches to self-healing structural composites for marine cyclic loading either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03202
By Ian Patel · 2025-09-22T16:25:40.746Z · Horizon: 2050
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WS03202 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3202

Current approaches to nature-based solutions for urban biodiversity that also provide cooling and flood benefits either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS02983
By Ian Patel · 2025-09-04T14:16:35.385Z · Horizon: 2050
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WS02983 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2983

Current approaches to methods for quantifying the full costs of inaction on climate change biodiversity loss and pollution either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03060
By Ian Patel · 2025-08-31T10:21:19.827Z · Horizon: 2032
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WS03060 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3060

Current approaches to AI alignment techniques robust to distribution shift and self-improvement either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS02849
By Ian Patel · 2025-08-29T00:05:53.118Z · Horizon: 2040
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WS02849 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2849

Current approaches to education and workforce systems preparing people for livelihoods in a net-zero economy either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03174
By Ian Patel · 2025-08-28T09:31:55.092Z · Horizon: 2040
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WS03174 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3174

Current approaches to nature-based coastal protection that remains effective under high rates of sea-level rise either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03011
By Ian Patel · 2025-08-11T15:02:36.893Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS03011 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3011

Current approaches to real-time flood and landslide early warning systems for informal hillside settlements either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03180
By Ian Patel · 2025-08-11T02:25:22.830Z · Horizon: 2032
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WS03180 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3180

Current approaches to real-time systems for predicting and mitigating the impacts of extreme precipitation events either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS02882
By Ian Patel · 2025-07-20T09:12:37.622Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS02882 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2882

Current approaches to methods for quantifying the full life-cycle impacts of different renewable energy technologies either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03080
By Ian Patel · 2025-07-04T09:02:18.426Z · Horizon: 2045
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WS03080 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3080

Current approaches to governance frameworks for the responsible use of genetic data in health and ancestry applications either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03218
By Ian Patel · 2025-06-28T06:41:30.917Z · Horizon: 2040
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WS03218 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3218

Current approaches to protocols for safe and equitable sharing of pathogen genetic sequence data either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03165
By Ian Patel · 2025-06-27T02:45:47.179Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS03165 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3165

Current approaches to education approaches that build the skills needed for green jobs and sustainable entrepreneurship either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS02851
By Ian Patel · 2025-06-22T12:52:19.068Z · Horizon: 2050
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WS02851 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2851

Current approaches to protocols for the ethical conduct of research involving advanced AI systems and human subjects either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03680
By Ian Patel · 2025-06-11T11:51:54.644Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS03680 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3680

Current approaches to solutions for safe and equitable management of the growing volumes of nuclear waste either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03105
By Ian Patel · 2025-06-10T07:39:28.226Z · Horizon: 2038
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WS03105 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3105

Current approaches to sensing and response systems for detecting engineered pathogens at ports of entry either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS02971
By Ian Patel · 2025-05-24T12:17:37.867Z · Horizon: 2045
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WS02971 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2971
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