Baidu and IDC launched a "double carbon" white paper to reduce emissions by more than 35 billion tons by 2060

Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality are issues of widespread concern to society, and are also related to whether the country can develop sustainably and develop with high quality. In recent years, China has introduced various policies to achieve carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Recently, the Central Economic Work Conference proposed to "pay close attention to green and low-carbon technology research", and Baidu and the scientific and technological consulting institution IDC jointly launched the "2021 Chinese Intelligent Help Achieve the "Double Carbon" Goal White Paper".

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According to the white paper, it is expected that by 2060, the contribution of artificial intelligence-related technologies to carbon reduction will increase to 70%, and the total carbon reduction will exceed 35 billion tons. Taking transportation as an example, carbon emissions from China's transportation sector are estimated at 1.04 billion tons in 2020, accounting for 9% of total emissions. The white paper calculates through carbon emission models that the total carbon emissions reduced by the use of cloud computing in the world in 2020 are equivalent to the emissions of about 26 million fuel vehicles, reducing the driving range of about 390 billion kilometers.

It is worth mentioning that Baidu's Jidu Automobile, the first model will be listed in 2023. It is reported that the car will be equipped with an intelligent digital cockpit system, based on Qualcomm's 4th-generation Snapdragon digital cockpit platform, with the latest smart cabin system and software solutions, which can bring consumers a comprehensive intelligent experience. As early as April, Xia Yiping, CEO of Jidu Automobile, said that Jidu Automobile would invest 50 billion yuan in car manufacturing and recruit thousands of employees in five years.