Which option best describes how the Internet of Things can help combat climate change?

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Which option best describes how the Internet of Things can help combat climate change?

IoT’s strongest climate impact comes from cutting energy use across devices and systems. When sensors, controllers, and automation are connected, homes, buildings, and industries can run only what’s needed and do so more efficiently. Smart thermostats, automated lighting, and energy-monitoring plugs reduce wasted heating, cooling, and electricity, while building management systems optimize HVAC and equipment usage. This lowers overall energy demand, which translates directly into fewer fossil-fuel power plants running and lower greenhouse gas emissions. IoT also helps shift consumption to times when renewable energy is abundant, supporting cleaner grid operation. Other options are less about widespread energy savings. Predictive maintenance of wind turbines helps keep existing clean energy assets online and efficient, but it’s not about reducing energy use across many devices. Methane management in cows is important for emissions in agriculture, but IoT’s most scalable climate benefit comes from reducing energy demand. Free internet in cities doesn’t address energy or emissions directly.

IoT’s strongest climate impact comes from cutting energy use across devices and systems. When sensors, controllers, and automation are connected, homes, buildings, and industries can run only what’s needed and do so more efficiently. Smart thermostats, automated lighting, and energy-monitoring plugs reduce wasted heating, cooling, and electricity, while building management systems optimize HVAC and equipment usage. This lowers overall energy demand, which translates directly into fewer fossil-fuel power plants running and lower greenhouse gas emissions. IoT also helps shift consumption to times when renewable energy is abundant, supporting cleaner grid operation.

Other options are less about widespread energy savings. Predictive maintenance of wind turbines helps keep existing clean energy assets online and efficient, but it’s not about reducing energy use across many devices. Methane management in cows is important for emissions in agriculture, but IoT’s most scalable climate benefit comes from reducing energy demand. Free internet in cities doesn’t address energy or emissions directly.

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