Hi, a speculative design assignment I am working on has sparked a question. Is there a role that quantum theory can play in tackling climate change?
I am thinking about:
a. data analysis of the atmospheric compounds and how quantum computing could help with that
b. existing technology to build out of atoms currently for the purpose of quantum computing but the possibility to extend to other uses
c. entanglement theory and teleporting potential in the future.
Would there be any possibility of creating a database that tracks all molecules in the atmosphere, as well as creating atomic machines that could teleport carbon molecules to the atmosphere of Mars, where terraforming could then occur?
Is there any current research into the potential for teleporting molecules?
I know this all would be very far off in the future but I just want to know if there is any current research in any of these directions.
Thanks.
Hello Marcie,
There are myriads of aspects to climate change, and the relevant aspect implied by questions about this topic is:
"What is the relation between climate climate change and human life as the standard of value?"
One of the most consequential observations about this was made recently by Alex Epstein, who pointed out that
"Nature doesn’t give us a stable, safe climate that we make dangerous. It gives us an ever-changing, dangerous climate that we need to make safe. And the driver behind sturdy buildings, affordable heating and air-conditioning, drought relief and everything else that keeps us safe from climate is cheap, plentiful, reliable energy, overwhelmingly from fossil fuels."
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