2025/07/18 by M. Bernstein, Bernstein, Maxwell, Joanna Krajewski +3
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #COVID-19 impact on air quality #Climate Change Communication and Perception #FOS: Physical sciences #International Science and Diplomacy #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2507.13600
openalex publication_date 2025/07/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The climate crisis demands innovative solutions and quantum technologies are considered by some a potential solution (Berger et al., 2021; Calvin et al., 2023). The United Nations declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (United Nations, 2024), focusing on applications for quantum technologies. Quantum technologies, leveraging quantum mechanics, offer unprecedented computational power (Ajagekar & You, 2022) and sensitivity (Schleich et al., 2016) that could revolutionize various sectors, including climate action. However, an understanding of how discourse from academia, government, and industry frames quantum technologies as a climate solution is lacking (Suter, Ma, & Pöhlmann, 2024). This research aims to fill this gap by analyzing the narratives in press releases and helping inform a successful democratization of quantum technologies.