2019-08-06 S&O Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Peregian Digital Hub E-newsletters

In 1971 Moore and his colleagues at Intel released the first commercially
available microprocessor, the Intel 4004. It contained an incredible 2,300
transistors. That same year, Keeling measured atmospheric CO2 at Manu Loa
at 325.46.

This week’s measurement is 415.22 ppm. Our iPhones now have
microprocessors with 10 billion transistors.

Let’s put that into context, 12 months ago: 409ppm; 50 years ago: 326.66ppm;
250 years ago, est: 250ppm.

According to the science, 450 ppm is a point of no return when we lock in
warming of more than 2`C and the planet becomes uninhabitable. At the current
rate, that happens in the late 2030's - yes, Keith Richards will only be 95y/o and
I guess the Stones will be on their Uninhabitable Planet tour.

What does this all mean for the Hub?

In much the same way as Moore’s law has done for the last 5 decades, it’s my
belief that the Keeling curve will define the core hypothesis for technology
innovation and investment in the decades ahead because of the existential
threat that it charts.


Local tech entrepreneurs, Ant Moorhouse and Brian Keayes, call this movement
#earthtech and this month launched an ambitious new venture from the Hub that
aims to identify and accelerate startups that are working on technologies that
could exponentially reduce the use of finite and fragile resources.

Ant and Brian believe that Noosa is well-positioned to be a global epicentre for
#earthtech offering a living laboratory for innovators who are working on
promising technologies and an attractive environment for technologists and
scientists who want to play by the ocean and raise a family.