AI and the Planet: Can AI solve the climate crisis?

Join us for the fourth event in our AI and the Planet series as we explore "green AI" and its potential to support climate action.

For many, AI is seen as a magic bullet that can help us address our numerous global crises – from climate change and disaster response to public health and resource management. In recent months a number of leading climate organisations have entered the debate, arguing that responsibly harnessed, AI can help strengthen science and support decision-makers in navigating the intertwined crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality. But how sustainable is “green AI” and what role can it play in supporting the climate transition?

In this fourth event in our AI and the Planet series, we explore the potential of “Green AI” and its ability to support action and thinking around the climate transition with Professor Verónica Bolón-Canedo, Sustainable AI researcher and Director of the UDC-INDITEX Chair in AI for Green Algorithms, and AI ethicist and action philosopher, Nathan (Nate) Kinch FRSA.

About the series:
AI and the Planet is a webinar series hosted by the RSA's Oceania network and AI ethicist, Nathan (Nate) Kinch FRSA, and supported by the RSA Sustainability Network. Each event features a discussion with a leading scholar whose work deepens and expands our understanding of the current AI moment – the risks, challenges and potential. Together, we will explore the rapidly evolving relationship between Artificial Intelligence and the world it is reshaping.

For questions about this series, please contact RSA Global Manager (Oceania and Asia), Philipa Duthie on [email protected].

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