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Achieving pathways for achieving high levels of energy efficiency in existing building stocks at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
oceania
fiji
achieving
existing
pathways
high
levels
energy
efficiency
building
stocks
deployable
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
designs
open
Brazil, South America
Achieving real-time acoustic-optical networks tracking insect biomass decline at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
south-america
brazil
real-time
acoustic-optical
networks
tracking
insect
biomass
decline
deployable
technologies
achieving
systems
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
real
Achieving technologies for safe and efficient long-distance transport of hydrogen and ammonia at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
europe
sweden
technologies
safe
efficient
long-distance
transport
hydrogen
ammonia
development
achieving
meaningful
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
solutions
enabling
Achieving circular design rules and tracking systems for high-value consumer electronics at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
africa
senegal
systems
circular
design
rules
tracking
high-value
consumer
electronics
systemic
solutions
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
ensuring
methods
Achieving systems ensuring the long-term stewardship and accessibility of scientific knowledge and data at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
local-regional
africa
dr-congo
systems
ensuring
long-term
stewardship
accessibility
scientific
knowledge
data
development
achieving
society-governance
economics-resources
climate-environment
technology-computing
designs
Achieving pathways for transitioning fossil-fuel dependent regions to diversified economies at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
asia
china
pathways
transitioning
fossil-fuel
dependent
regions
diversified
economies
scalable
solutions
achieving
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
designs
Build low-cost standards, inverters, storage coordination, and incentive systems that enable high rooftop-solar adoption without destabilizing distribution grids.
climate-environment
asia
india
systems
grid
integration
millions
unreliable
rooftop
solar
build
low-cost
standards
society-governance
technology-computing
economics-resources
global-unspecified
mathematics-logic
Achieving early warning systems for social unrest linked to climate and resource stress at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
climate-environment
africa
tanzania
systems
early
warning
social
unrest
linked
climate
resource
stress
robust
society-governance
economics-resources
methods
technology-computing
solutions
open
Ecuador, South America
Achieving systems ensuring the safety and reliability of AI systems used in critical infrastructure control at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
south-america
ecuador
systems
ensuring
safety
reliability
critical
infrastructure
control
breakthrough
approaches
achieving
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
mathematics-logic
philosophy-ethics
Achieving early childhood development programs proven effective at national scale under fiscal constraint at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
asia
vietnam
scale
early
childhood
development
programs
proven
effective
national
under
fiscal
systems
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
solutions
Achieving methods for restoring the carbon sequestration capacity of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
climate-environment
asia
south-korea
systems
methods
restoring
carbon
sequestration
capacity
terrestrial
coastal
ecosystems
field-ready
economics-resources
society-governance
solutions
designs
ensuring
Achieving privacy-preserving detection of coordinated platform influence operations at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
technology-computing
asia
nepal
privacy-preserving
detection
coordinated
platform
influence
operations
breakthrough
approaches
achieving
meaningful
economics-resources
systems
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
Achieving interventions that improve mental health and social cohesion in rapidly urbanizing populations at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
health-biology
asia
malaysia
mental-health
interventions
improve
mental
health
social
cohesion
rapidly
urbanizing
populations
systemic
economics-resources
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Achieving self-sensing concrete reporting stress chloride and remaining life at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
oceania
solomon-islands
self-sensing
concrete
reporting
stress
chloride
remaining
life
practical
realization
achieving
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions
open
Brazil, South America
Achieving systems for verifying the absence of forced labor throughout complex global supply chains at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
south-america
brazil
supply-chain
systems
verifying
absence
forced
labor
throughout
complex
supply
chains
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
solutions
methods
Achieving home-compostable polymers matching PET barrier performance at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
africa
uganda
home-compostable
polymers
matching
pet
barrier
performance
breakthrough
approaches
achieving
meaningful
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions
Achieving affordable and durable solutions for household air pollution in biomass-dependent regions at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
climate-environment
africa
tanzania
air-pollution
affordable
durable
solutions
household
air
pollution
biomass-dependent
regions
development
achieving
society-governance
economics-resources
systems
methods
open
Canada, North America
Achieving methods for restoring the water quality and ecological function of urban rivers and lakes at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
mathematics-logic
north-america
canada
methods
restoring
water
quality
ecological
function
urban
rivers
lakes
practical
economics-resources
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
solutions
Achieving materials enabling efficient direct conversion of sunlight to liquid fuels at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
europe
spain
materials
enabling
efficient
direct
conversion
sunlight
liquid
fuels
systemic
solutions
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
technologies
open
New Zealand, Oceania
Achieving biotechnologies for engineering crops that require substantially less water and fertilizer at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
oceania
new-zealand
engineering
biotechnologies
crops
require
substantially
less
water
fertilizer
practical
realization
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions