Memo


Fully read Chap. 12: Global Sustainability, plus the three articles listed on the syllabus at the links listed there. Then, respond to the following three questions:

  • How do fossil fuel economies impact both our climate and our human well-being?
  • What are the competitive advantages of business/organizations being environmentally aware and active?
  • What are the 10 aspects of the environmental change process, and their impacts?

resources:

Chapter 12: Global Sustainability + AI and Climate Change – Ethics of Environment & Business

Chaney, M. etal (2021). Opportunities and challenges for machine learning in weather and climate modelling: hard, medium and soft AI:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsta.2020.0083

Hao, K. (2019). Here are 10 ways AI could help fight climate change:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/06/20/134864/ai-climate-change-machine-learning/

Greenman, S. (2019). How can AI help tackle climate change?
https://towardsdatascience.com/how-can-technology-and-artificial-intelligence-help-tackle-climate-change-b97db0ff4c95