António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has clearly stated the need for
“Greater investment in data infrastructure is needed to efficiently target investments now, anticipate future demands, avoid crises from descending into full-blown conflict and plan the urgent steps needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda.”
Data Marketplaces are Business-to-Business (B2B) online platforms where data is found, shared and traded between businesses and organizations. They are a relatively recent development of the digital economy, where the value of data is realised and released.
But there is a very small window of opportunity to use Data Marketplaces for the discovery and sharing of Net Zero data that will make a difference to our planet.
This was best explained in a UK Government Crown Commercial Service post published just before COP26 in Glasgow during November 2021.
https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/news/the-countdown-to-cop26-and-beyond-is-data-the-golden-thread-to-decarbonisation
“Data is often hailed as one of the most valuable resources on earth. The role data plays to help combat climate change and cut carbon emissions cannot be underestimated.”
“Data is not just a set of numbers on a spreadsheet. It is the lifeblood of a decision. It is how fundamental long term changes can come about and help all of us hit the targets we have for making this a better, cleaner planet.”
In short, the time is now for the launch of a Data Marketplace as a piece of urgently needed data infrastructure for the discovery, sharing and monetization of Net Zero data.