Funding programmes still need to be set up more widely, said the Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy.
In a TV interview with Tagesschau24 from 29 June, Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy Lynn Kaack discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) can make climate protection measures more sustainable and effective.
“AI can help us predict the amount of renewable energy that will be produced in order to make the electricity we use more sustainable,” Kaack said. A further example of how AI could benefit human lives was in the analysis of satellite images to predict harvest shortages, which would enable counteractions in due time. Moreover, since the use of such technology for climate protection is rather new, “funding programmes still need to be put in place,” suggested Kaack. Although AI would not be the one solution to solve all environmental challenges, “it is a method among many in the toolbox for fighting climate change,” she said.
Watch the full interview (in German).
Read Kaack’s recent paper on the impact of AI and machine learning on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Lynn Kaack, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy