Don't miss two panel discussions: "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Climate Change" online.
Recent years have brought rapid advances in artificial intelligence technologies, expanding the capabilities of AI systems to applications in numerous new fields. At the same time, many countries around the world have experienced increasingly serious effects of climate change, in particular in the form of extreme weather events. As these two trends develop in parallel, a range of new opportunities and challenges related to AI and climate change are starting to emerge. On the one hand, AI could help mitigate the climate crisis, helping researchers find cheaper alternatives to decarbonize our economy and aid assessment of exposure to climate risks. On the other hand, the increased demand for energy due to AI data centers is impacting efforts to decarbonize our energy systems.
On December 2, 2024, the Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings and Duke University will host an event to explore these important topics at the intersection of climate change and AI. The event will feature a keynote fireside chat followed by two expert panels exploring the role of AI in climate change.
Welcome and introduction
Ben Harris, Vice President and Director, Economic Studies, Brookings
Keynote fireside chat
Toddi Steelman, Vice President and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Duke University
How can we manage the energy demands of AI?
Moderator: Brian Murray, Director, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Duke University
- Mark Florian, Managing Director, Head of BlackRock Global Infrastructure Funds, BlackRock
- Zachary Liscow, Professor of Law, Yale Law School
- Emma Nicholson, Senior Economic Advisor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
How can AI be used to solve climate change?
Moderator: Sanjay Patnaik, Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development, Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Regulation and Markets, Brookings
- David Brown, Snow Family Business Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
- Helena Fu, Director, Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy
- Himanshu Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder, ClimateAi
Registration is required. Register
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