<p>Can technology participate in solving the climate crisis? When it comes to energy waste optimisation, AI can step in and help. It can also optimise energy grids and make renewable energy sources more efficient. However, AI can’t tackle all problems related to the climate crisis and it is more often a short-term solution to a long-term problem. </p><br><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/09/01/how-can-we-use-ai-to-address-global-challenges-like-climate-change/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How Can We Use AI To Address Global Challenges Like Climate Change?</em></a><em> </em>: Forbes</p><p><a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/267081/electricity-consumption-in-selected-countries-worldwide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by leading country</em></a><em> </em>: Statista</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/cal-fire-now-using-artificial-intelligence-to-fight-wildfires/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cal Fire now using artificial intelligence to fight wildfires</em></a> : CBS News</p><p><a href="https://ipam.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/reducing_emissions_from_deforestation_an.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Reducing Emissions from deforestation and degradation</em></a> : Caisse des Depôts</p><p><a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2023/articles/could-ai-help-stop-deforestation-before-it-starts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Could AI help stop deforestation before it starts?</em></a> : World Wildlife Magazine</p><p><a href="https://eecentre.org/2019/05/01/iki-project" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>IKI Project – An International Climate Initiative</em></a> : Environmental Emergencies Centre</p><p><a href="https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/mining-for-data-the-extractive-economy-behind-ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mining for Data: The Extractive Economy Behind AI</em></a> : Green European Journal</p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.02243" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Energy and Policy Considerations for Deep Learning in NLP</em></a> : Emma Strubell Ananya Ganesh Andrew McCallum</p><p><a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health#:~:text=Research%20shows%20that%203.6%20billion,diarrhoea%20and%20heat%20stress%20alone." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Climate change</a> : World Health Organization</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
