CLIMATE CHANGE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Authors

  • Ozge Bakyal Impact & Research Fellowship Program, Harvard Student Agencies In collaboration with Learn with Leaders

Keywords:

Climate change, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, eco-friendly, greenhouse gases

Abstract

Since Greta Thunberg made her urgent pleas to government officials all over the world for them to take action against our deteriorating climate conditions that would ruin the future of generations to come, we have witnessed the unravelling of genuine proof, the statistics and data from millions of scientists worldwide warning us about the biological and ecological transformations that will eliminate our natural resources and leave humanity in despair. It is no longer feasible to ignore climate change. The future of saving our environment and promoting reduced damage to our climate could happen better with the advancements offered by artificial intelligence. Artificial Intelligence (henceforth, AI) could potentially enable us to transform our post-industrial revolution ideals of progress and technology to ones that are more fitting to Industry 4.0, where our technologies will actually be used to replace the status quo of manufacturing and producing by using ecofriendly or green technologies. AI holds the key towards this greener future by offering us solutions in the areas of renewable energy and waste management. 

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Published

15-04-2023

How to Cite

Ozge Bakyal. (2023). CLIMATE CHANGE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 9(4). Retrieved from https://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/2668