cordially invite you to a

Roundtable Discussion

on the topic

“SustAInability?
The Role of Artificial Intelligence for Climate and Environment”

with

Maik Außendorf

MdB, Digital Policy Spokesperson,
Parliamentary Group Alliance 90/The Greens

Dr. Marcel Dickow

Head of Unit Digitalization and Sustainability,
German Environment Agency (UBA)

Dr. Jennifer Pernau

Government Affairs Manager,

Microsoft Berlin

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Ramesohl

Co-Head of Research Unit Digital Transformation,

Wuppertaler Institute

moderated by

Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner

Executive Director,
Aspen Insitute Germany.

AI-supported applications are seen as a promising way to combat the climate crisis, for example by optimizing the effectiveness of resource-intensive processes, pointing out necessary environmental protection measures at an early stage, or identifying untapped potential for CO2 reduction. At the same time, their use is associated with high consumption of electricity and resources, for example in data centers. Particularly in the pressing environmental and climate area, it is clear that the rapid advances in machine learning, computing capacity, and data processing are leading to new challenges, but also to new solutions. It is therefore important to reduce the negative side effects and achieve a positive overall balance between AI and sustainability through savings and complementary measures.
The event is part of the “AITech Dialogues: AI for Sustainable and Just Societies” series of in-person discussion events that Aspen Germany is hosting in cooperation with Microsoft Berlin to address existing and emerging AI technologies, particularly with regard to ethical considerations of their impact and the governance required.

It would be a pleasure to welcome you at this Aspen Institute Germany event! If you wish to participate, please click here.