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Diverse Applications of AI in Combating Climate Change: As the global community grapples with the urgent need to address climate change, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a powerful ally in our fight against environmental degradation. From predictive analysis to sustainable urban planning, AI's applications are multifaceted and impactful. Let's delve into how AI is shaping a more sustainable future: 1. Predictive Analysis and Disaster Preparedness: AI systems can predict extreme weather events, enabling timely disaster preparedness. By analyzing historical data and real-time information, AI models enhance our ability to respond effectively to hurricanes, floods, and other climate-related emergencies. 2. Monitoring Icebergs and Glacier Melt: In regions vulnerable to rising sea levels, AI assists in monitoring icebergs and glaciers. By rapidly measuring changes, scientists gain insights into the rate of meltwater release, contributing to our understanding of climate dynamics. 3. Deforestation Mapping Combining AI with satellite imagery, organizations map deforestation hotspots. This data informs conservation efforts, aids reforestation initiatives, and helps combat illegal logging. 4. Agricultural Optimization AI-driven precision agriculture optimizes crop yields while minimizing resource use. Smart sensors, drones, and machine learning algorithms enable efficient irrigation, pest control, and soil management. 5. Energy Efficiency and Smart Cities: AI designs energy-efficient buildings, optimizes power distribution, and contributes to smart city planning. By integrating renewable energy sources and improving infrastructure, cities become more sustainable. :6. Carbon Footprint Reduction: Industries leverage AI to reduce their carbon footprint. From optimizing supply chains to enhancing energy efficiency, AI-driven solutions align with sustainability goals. 7. Supporting Vulnerable Communities: In Africa, AI aids climate-vulnerable communities. Projects in countries like Burundi, Chad, and Sudan focus on adaptation strategies, disaster resilience, and sustainable resource management. 8. Ethical Considerations and Responsible Use: While harnessing AI's potential, we must address ethical concerns. Fairness, transparency, and accountability are paramount. Additionally, minimizing AI's environmental impact such as optimizing data center is crucial. As we navigate the intersection of technology and climate action, responsible AI deployment ensures that our fight against climate change remains both effective and sustainable. Let's embrace AI as a force for positive change, driving us toward a greener, more resilient planet. 🌍🌱 #aice #aiced2024 #alx #AiCE Learning Q&A Lounge#CAI-AiCE-3-Squad-42-CC #aice#aiced2024 #aice #aiced2024 #alx_ai

🌍 Excited to Speak at the Global Sustainability Forum! 🌍 I am thrilled to announce that I will be speaking at the Global Sustainability Forum on July 1st, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. My talk, titled "Leveraging Big Data to Quantify Climate Risk Impacts," will explore how cutting-edge AI technologies can act as powerful accelerators in mitigating climate risks. I look forward to sharing insights and engaging in meaningful discussions on harnessing big data for sustainability. Let's drive impactful change and work together towards a sustainable future! 🌱 #Sustainability #ClimateChange #BigData #AI #GlobalSustainabilityForum #MBZUAI #ClimateRisk #SustainableFuture

Welcome to the new #HorizonEU project AI4PEX. #AI4PEX aims to harness AI to improve Earth System modelling to increase the accuracy of #ClimateChange projections and support for implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and the #EUGreenDeal. 🌱 🚀 Join us on this journey. Follow for updates and insights! #ClimateResearch #EarthSystemModels #ClimateResearchNet

I just have time to wrapped up my mind on the Climate Change AI Virtual Summer School 2024! ☀️ The past 13 weeks have been opened my brain into the intersection of climate change and AI. The course covered a wide range of topics, providing insights into how AI can be leveraged to address (or involve) the climate crisis. Thank Sitthichat Sukpholtham for inviting me in! Here are some of the key areas we explored: - AI for Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use 🚜🌳 - AI for Biodiversity and Ecosystems 🌱🐾 - AI for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification 📊 - AI for Social Sciences, Economics and Policy 🌎 - AI for Buildings and Cities 🏙️ - GHG Impact Assessment of AI ♻️ - AI for Transportation 🚗 Some materials that I personally found interesting: - Large-scale pre-trained geospatial models [https://lnkd.in/gswrZUuU] - TorchGeo [https://lnkd.in/g6sz7wbG] - IPCC Report 2023 [https://lnkd.in/gRpEtNET] - Copernicus Open Data Platform [https://lnkd.in/g9t7DHBd] - Using Explainable Machine Learning to Understand How Urban Form Shapes Sustainable Mobility [https://lnkd.in/gAas4WZ4] - CodeCarbon [https://lnkd.in/g6twtxx2] One reflection on pain-point to develop or utilize the AI for climate change area is it not much about the advancement in the AI model capability but it is all about "Data" and "Platform" to manage those data To capture the environmental data, we require hardware (Satellite, Marine Sensor, Pressure Sensor, Camera etc.) to be in placed somewhere on earth (Forest, Ocean or even Space) to keep measure and monitor the world state which make it even harder to start collecting the data. Data also can come in various formats from disparate sources, making integration and standardization a significant hurdle. It is also a lack of standardized data platforms and protocols hinders data sharing and collaboration among researchers and stakeholders. In my opinion, to address these challenges requires joint efforts from researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and international organizations. Collaboration, open data sharing, investment in infrastructure, and a focus on interpretability and accessibility are key to harnessing the full potential of AI in tackling the climate crisis. #ClimateChangeAI #AIforGood #Sustainability

AI will increasingly help us to face the challenge of climate change. How we will exist in a rapidly heating world where resources are depleting? It’s a question that keeps many of us awake at night. And while many of us are, so far, largely unscathed, it is our responsibility to leave the world a better place for the generations that follow. This idea, and the seemingly endless possibilities presented by AI, mean that maybe, just maybe, there’s something to be done.

🌐 Driving Sustainability with Artificial Intelligence!🌿 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the fight against climate change in incredible ways. Check out the positive impact AI is making: 1️⃣ Iceberg Monitoring: University of Leeds' AI swiftly analyzes satellite images, providing accelerated insights into changes in Antarctic icebergs. 2️⃣ Deforestation Mapping: Edinburgh-based Space Intelligence uses AI and satellite images to map the effects of deforestation, promoting environmental conservation. 3️⃣ Climate Risk Prediction in Africa: The UN's IKI Project leverages AI to predict climate patterns, empowering vulnerable communities in Africa to address climate challenges. 4️⃣ Efficient Waste Recycling: London's Greyparrot employs AI to optimize waste management, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 5️⃣ Ocean Cleanup: The Ocean Cleanup in the Netherlands utilizes AI to efficiently map plastic pollution in oceans, contributing to marine ecosystem preservation. 6️⃣ AI Predicts Climate Disasters: Sipremo in São Paulo utilizes AI to forecast climate disasters, aiding businesses and governments in better preparation. 7️⃣ AI Climate Tools Wishlist: Google DeepMind collaborates with Climate Change AI, creating a wishlist of datasets to advance global AI solutions for climate change, focusing on weather forecasting and optimizing wind energy. 8️⃣ Decarbonizing Industries with AI: Eugenie.ai in California develops an emissions-tracking platform using AI to help industries in metal, mining, oil, and gas reduce emissions by 20-30%. Let's drive innovation and awareness for a more sustainable future! 🌍💙 #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Innovation #Sustainability #EnvironmentalInnovation https://lnkd.in/djYYjy98

"About 90% of everything we buy is shipped by sea....producing over a billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. That's about 3% of global emissions. So, we urgently need to find innovative ways to cut shipping emissions. " - Shane Keating, Founder of Ocean Intelligence Get to know Shane Keating, Founder of Ocean Intelligence and participant of Cicada Innovation's Space Fast Start Program. Ocean Intelligence uses AI and ocean data to find the most fuel-efficient routes for cargo ships, taking advantage of powerful ocean eddies. Read more below 👇 #AustralianStartups #ClimateChange #TechInnovation #Ocean #GreenTech

Harnessing AI to Transform Climate Action! I. AI will transform climate and nature action 1. Supercharged and holistic science Breaking through today's scientific siloes and replacing the slow, brittle creation of “integrated assessment models” with a network of live, scientifically rigorous, and dynamically updated “digital twins” of the entire global system at all scales – climate, nature, economics, geology, etc. 2. Reliable observation and forecasting Using digital twins for relevant ecosystems and networks, reliable and interpretable estimates of historical and future Earth states will become accessible to the public 3. Democratized decision-making co-pilots Leaders will be able to make more data-informed decisions, or defer these decisions to AI-generated recommendations for win-win strategies, which can help to negotiate tradeoffs between multiple actors II. Opportunities 1. Agriculture AI-powered smart farms become the norm, and data-driven insights and pre-programmed and autonomous decision-making would guide every aspect of agricultural practice 2. Biodiversity AI-powered drones can patrol vast landscapes and ocean depths, alike, surveying biodiversity levels, identifying invasive species, and detecting signs of habitat degradation 3. Cities With ubiquitous connectivity and increased deployment of decentralized and connected AI infrastructure, cities can be reimagined as regenerative hubs, optimized for sustainability, resilience, and equity 4. Energy AI will play a pivotal role in accelerating this transition, enabling us to harness renewable energy sources efficiently, optimize energy storage, and create a smart, resilient energy grid 5. Transportation AI-powered traffic management systems will reduce congestion and travel times, and AI-powered logistics and freight systems will intelligently manage the movement of goods across the globe, reducing transportation costs, emissions, and the overall environmental impact of moving goods 6. Manufacturing AI-powered manufacturing systems can optimize production processes, reduce waste, and minimize energy consumption 7. Disaster Response and Resilience AI will also revolutionize disaster response and preparedness, enabling us to anticipate, mitigate, and respond to natural disasters more effectively III. The Future of Policy and Market Mechanisms 1. Trustworthy end-to-end measurement & attribution of emissions and other impacts 2. Highly targeted and credible incentive and financing schemes with machine-verifiable integrity mechanisms 3. Parametric insurance, risk management, compensation, and resilience finance 4. Simulation-enabled capacity building and mechanism design Check out the report by Anna Lerner Nesbitt, Alison Filler and Rafael Kaufmann Nedal at Climate Collective and Digital Gaia here: https://lnkd.in/dFFYtPxz #innovation #climate #ai #biodiversity #mobility #manufacturing #agtech #sustainability #insurtech

On October 4th, I’ll be speaking at the Baku Climate Science Conference as part of Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW2024). I’ll be joining a panel discussion on "Revolution in Our Understanding of GHG Emissions – The Role of Empirical Data, AI, and Advanced Analytics." The panel will focus on the evolving role of satellite monitoring, AI, and advanced analytics in how we track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We’ll also explore how these tools are being used to predict critical changes in the climate and develop more effective mitigation and adaptation strategies. Looking forward to engaging with fellow professionals and discussing new pathways for using data and technology to address climate change. #ClimateAction #BCAW2024 #GHGEmissions #AIinClimate #Sustainability #RemoteSensing #ClimateChange #Azercosmos

In this Forbes article, our Chief Innovation Officer, Colin McCormick, highlights the transformative role of AI and satellite data in combating climate change. He discusses how advanced AI algorithms, combined with new satellite data, are enabling us to monitor carbon absorption and detect deforestation with unprecedented precision. This technology not only helps track carbon removal but also anticipates threats like illegal logging and wildfires before they happen, offering proactive solutions in our fight against climate change. As AI continues to evolve, its applications in environmental protection are proving to be crucial. At Carbon Direct, we're proud to be at the forefront of these innovations, leveraging cutting-edge technology to drive meaningful climate action. ✍️ : Jennifer Kite-Powell #ClimateAction #AI #Sustainability #Innovation #Deforestation #EnvironmentalTech #SatelliteData #ClimateChange #CarbonRemoval https://lnkd.in/dbi5ejmS