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Role of AI in Climate Action
Role of AI in Climate Action
the environmental catastrophe are still unknown. This comprises previous and current events.
Current events second, combating climate change effectively requires a vast array of responses
to the crisis, which broadly include both mitigating existing effects of climate change and reduce
emissions through decarbonization to prevent further warming.
An array of AI-based techniques already plays a key role in many of these responses.
This includes, for example, energy efficiency in industry, especially the petrochemical sector.
Studies have also used AI to understand, at a high level, industrial pollution, the carbon footprint
of concrete used in construction, and even energy efficiency in shipping and observations, as
well as a precise forecast of what will happen in the future. AI's capacity to handle massive
volumes of non-structured, multi-dimensional data using advanced optimization algorithms is
already assisting in the comprehension of high-dimensional climate information and future trend
predicting.
Artificial intelligence technique have been used to anticipate global mean temperature
changes, as well as climatic and oceanic phenomena including El Nino, cloud systems, and
tropical instability waves. This is because AI's capacity to analyze massive volumes of non-
structured, multi-dimensional data using advanced optimization algorithms is already assisting
in the comprehension of high-dimensional climate datasets and trend predictions.
Next point is, AI techniques can also assist predict extreme weather occurrences like
heavy rain and wildfires, which are becoming more prevalent as a result of global climate
change. Existing forecasting and prediction systems can benefit from AI approaches, such as
automatically labelling climate modelling data, refining approximations for simulating the
environment, and distinguishing signals from noise in climate measurements.
Other research has looked into using AI in electrical grid management to forecast
building energy demand and analyze food sustainability. Many of these research focus on
demonstrating the possibility for AI-based technologies to be used in silico and/or on a small
scale. If advanced and scaled up, the ideas outlined might have a significant influence on
society and the global economy.
There are additional instances when AI-based techniques might aid in improving
knowledge of climate change and facilitating effective responses, notably in the policymaking
realm. AI may, for example, assist in predicting carbon emissions based on current patterns and
monitoring the active removal of carbon from the atmosphere through sequestration. Artificial
intelligence techniques have also been used to examine the practicality and impact of large-
scale policy reforms and other societal developments.