Using AI to fight climate change

Google DeepMind is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle climate change by advancing our understanding of weather patterns, optimizing existing systems, and driving scientific breakthroughs. The collaboration with the UK Met Office has resulted in a nowcasting model that improves short to medium-range weather forecasting, which is essential for optimizing renewable energy systems. Additionally, DeepMind is helping scientists monitor and understand the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and biodiversity, such as tracking animal species across the Serengeti and identifying bird songs in Australia.

Moreover, DeepMind is focused on optimizing energy-intensive infrastructures like computing systems. For instance, they collaborated with Google-owned wind farms to develop AI tools that predict wind power output, significantly increasing the value of wind energy. These tools are being piloted by companies like ENGIE to enhance energy efficiency while transitioning to renewables.

Finally, DeepMind is also exploring breakthrough technologies like nuclear fusion, collaborating with the Swiss Plasma Center to develop AI systems that can predict and control plasma in fusion reactors. This effort aims to harness the potential of limitless carbon-free energy. DeepMind's commitment to solving climate challenges emphasizes collaboration with experts across various domains to build reliable and impactful AI solutions.

Source: https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/using-ai-to-fight-climate-change/