OBJECT DETECTON FOR LITTER

Plastic pollution contributes to climate change by emitting greenhouse gases and harming nature. In the Netherlands, The Ocean Cleanup is using AI and other technologies to help clear plastic pollution from the ocean.

AI that detects objects is helping the organization create detailed maps of ocean litter in remote locations. The ocean waste is then efficiently gathered and removed.

WEATHER FORECASTING

AI is used in a United Nations project to help communities vulnerable to climate change in Burundi, Chad, and Sudan. The IKI Project predicts weather patterns, so communities can better plan how to adapt to climate change and mitigate its impact.

This helps improve access to clean energy, implement proper waste management systems, and encourage reforestation.

ICEBERG MAPPING

AI has been trained to measure changes in icebergs 10,000 times faster than a human, helping scientists understand how much meltwater icebergs release into the ocean—a process accelerating as climate change warms the atmosphere.

The European Space Agency reports that scientists at the University of Leeds say their AI can map large Antarctic icebergs in satellite images in just one-hundredth of a second.

THE WAY IT WORKS

Training 1 AI model emits 626,000+ pounds of CO₂.

Training, deploying and running AI can be energy intensive, so companies should carefully consider the potential consequences while building the systems.

Check Out its Carbon Footprint

CO₂ emissions of 1 AI model =
CO₂ emissions of 5 cars over their lifetime

Large language models (LLM) need tens of thousands of advanced high-performance chips for training and for making predictions about new data.

Learn About AI's Computing Power

With transparency and efficiency, we can reduce AI's carbon footprint.

To lower AI's carbon footprint, we can educate companies on how much electricity their computers use and how it translates into carbon emissions. Companies can run their cloud data centers on 100% carbon-free energy and use hardware that emits less heat and needs less energy for cooling.

See What We Can Do