Technology drives measurable climate action but raises tradeoffs

Access Partnership opens a 2026 blog series on technology, sustainability, and economic development.

• Main announcement: Access Partnership is launching a 2026 blog series to re-examine how technology interacts with measurement and verification, efficiency and productivity, and low-emission economic development using quantitative evidence across 2026; the series will test when technologies move beyond pilots and the enabling conditions required for scale.
• Background and details: The piece is an opinion post that cites concrete policy milestones and data: EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive regime on 1 January 2026, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has been in force since July 2024, the New Nature Economy: Asia’s Next Wave report estimates USD 4.3 trillion in business value from 59 nature-positive opportunities, and the IEA projects global data-center electricity use will more than double by 2030 (with AI a major driver).