Artificial intelligence

Climate change has been the most bothersome topic that is hindering the growth of all industries. But one step to this could be technological solutions. These solutions are of two types precisely, vertical solutions that are capable of handling pollution in one sector can reduce emissions in the other. Secondly, the horizontal solutions that can address issues across diverse industries. Now artificial intelligence is one of the horizontal solutions that can help in cutting planet-warming emissions.  With technological advancements, artificial intelligence has great potential to reduce emissions, let's know-how in this article. 

AI’s applications are diverse when coming to the climate 

Artificial intelligence can filter data into useful insights such as data analytics companies using satellite images along with machine learning to help spot methane leaks.

Artificial intelligence is capable of optimizing complex systems using machine learning to boost the energy efficiency of steel, cement, and chemical industries. It is also helpful for electrical grid operators.

Few AI startups are experimenting with new battery materials accelerating scientific discoveries.

Most of the researchers are using artificial intelligence to cut down the time to run complex models making climate simulations quicker.

Artificial intelligence can help in predicting natural disasters such as wildfires and forecast early. 

It can also help in reducing waste while safeguarding a consistent power supply to the consumers. 

Artificial intelligence applications such as reinforcement learning frameworks can support initiatives including carbon capture and sequestration, reducing drawing of new wells, and transitioning to low-carbon energy sources. 

Artificial intelligence for finance and environmental/social/corporate governance investment is being implemented by investment companies as expectations for clearly formulated ESG policies grow. 

AI can increase emissions at the same time too. The big tech companies provide artificial intelligence solutions to oil and gas firms for optimizing the exploration and production of fossil fuels. Self-driving cars can increase the number of miles driven. So it is vital to deploy AI solutions that can align with global climate goals without harming the ecosystem. 

But with advantages, comes a few drawbacks too. Even though artificial intelligence is of great help there are possibilities that it might also create cases that can be out of hand. And it is prominent and doesn't diverge from it’s actual path. 

The ultimate goal in using AI in climate applications is to fight climate change, for this users need to be as skilled as possible along with the knowledge of the technology.