Session
Sustainability & Environment
Digital Technologies to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Environmental Data
Existing and New Technologies as Climate Risks
Existing and New Technologies as Climate Solutions
the Council of Europe
moderator: 1. Mr Vadim Pak, policy advisor in the Digital Development Unit and administrator in the Committee on Artificial Intelligence, [email protected]
Mr Peter CLUTTON-BROCK - Executive Director and co-founder of the Centre for AI and Climate, UK (on-line)
Mr David ERAY – Minister of the Environment of the Republic and Canton of Jura, Switzerland and Spokesperson on Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (in person)
Professor Yoshiki YAMAGATA – Keio University, Japan (in person)
Mr Patrick PENNINCKX – Head of Information Society Department, Council of Europe (in person)
Mr Carlos SOUZA JR – Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (on-line)
Director Jerry SHEEHAN – Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), OECD (on-line)
Mr Vadim Pak, policy advisor in the Digital Development Unit and administrator in the Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Mr Vadim Pak, policy advisor in the Digital Development Unit and administrator in the Committee on Artificial Intelligence, [email protected]
Mr Vadim Pak, policy advisor in the Digital Development Unit and administrator in the Committee on Artificial Intelligence, [email protected]
3. Good Health and Well-Being
4. Quality Education
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
12. Responsible Production and Consumption
13. Climate Action
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Targets: This session involves high-level national and international officials, academia and private business representatives from across the globe to address in a balanced way the opportunities and challenges of the use of AI for protection of environment and sustainability. This cross-sectoral session will cover the SDG topics marked above insofar as they are affected by the rapid advent in the use of artificial intelligence technologies across public and private sectors.
This networking session will includes the presentations by the expert panelists followed by a wide discussion and Q and A interaction with the public. One of the aims of the session is to foster and promote exchange and connections between AI experts and developers, business representatives, policy makers and government officials involved in solving problems of protection of the environment and sustainable development.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is improving the ways we live, work and solve problems. It can also help us fight climate change and protect the environment. The technology has the potential to accelerate global efforts to protect the environment and conserve resources by, for example, reducing energy emissions, CO2 removal, helping develop greener transportation networks, monitoring deforestation, managing natural hazards and predicting extreme weather conditions. With more than two-thirds of the world’s population predicted to live in urban spaces, AI could play a key role in improving spatial use, greening cities and managing energy in the near future. But it also comes at a cost to the planet, as AI is highly energy-consuming. To truly benefit from the technology’s potential to find solutions to environmental challenges, we also need a better understanding of AI’s growing carbon footprint. This event aims to explore both the negative impact of AI systems on environment, the reasons behind this reality and how to mitigate such risk, as well as the opportunities brought by properly designed and regulated systems for protecting the environment and ensuring sustainability. The speakers will also share their insights into what kind of global regulatory environment and support initiatives by governments could bring about changes in the right direction.