Accelerating Climate Action with AINovember 2023By Amane Dannouni, Stefan A. Deutscher, Ghita Dezzaz, Adam Elman, Antonia Gawel, Marsden Hanna, Andrew Hyland, Amjad Kharij, Hamid Maher, David Patterson, Edmond Rhys Jones, Juliet Rothenberg, Hamza Tber, Maud Texier, and Ali ZiatBoston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.Contents01 Foreword02 Executive Summary05 The Climate Action Imperative and the Promise of AI09 How AI Can Help Accelerate Climate Action22 Navigating AI’s Potential Risks28 AI for Climate: A Summary of Critical Policy Outcomes41 Endnotes43 About the Authors45 Acknowledgements47 ReferencesContents1 ACCELERATING CLIMATE ACTION WITH AIForewordMore specifically, its goals are to highlight AI’s significant potential to help address our environmental challenges, to shed light on climate-relevant AI risks, and to offer policymakers a streamli...
