Flagship Projects
The Climate Grand Challenges competition identified five Flagship Projects that seek to tackle big problems in the global response to climate change.
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Bringing computation to the climate challenge
The development of a digital twin of the Earth that can harness more data than ever before to increase the accuracy of climate models and make them more useful for communities and other stakeholders.
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Center for electrification and decarbonization of industry
The growth of low-cost, renewable electricity presents a promising pathway to transform industrial processes and achieve decarbonization across the economy.
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Preparing for a new world of weather and climate extremes
A scalable toolkit to help vulnerable populations face the new reality of intensifying climate events and accelerate the transition to low-carbon resources.
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Reinventing climate change adaptation with the Climate Resilience Early Warning System (CREWSnet)
Cutting-edge forecasting technology that boosts climate resilience by empowering underserved communities to interpret local risk, minimize loss, and plan for their futures.
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Revolutionizing agriculture with low-emissions, resilient crops
New methods that enable the elimination of carbon emissions from fertilizer and the creation of crops that remain productive under climate stresses offer opportunities for improving agricultural production.