Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, requiring rapid action across society. As artificial intelligence tools (AI) are rapidly deployed, it is therefore crucial to understand how they will impact climate action. On the one hand, AI can support applications in climate change mitigation (reducing or preventing greenhouse gas emissions), adaptation (preparing for the effects of a changing climate), and climate science. These applications have implications in areas ranging as widely as energy, agriculture, and finance. At the same time, AI is used in many ways that hinder climate action (e.g., by accelerating the use of greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels). In addition, AI technologies have a carbon and energy footprint themselves. This symposium brought together participants from across academia, industry, government, and civil society to explore these intersections of AI with climate change, as well as how each of these sectors can contribute to solutions.

翻译：气候变化是当今时代最紧迫的挑战之一，需要全社会迅速采取行动。随着人工智能工具的快速部署，理解它们将如何影响气候行动变得至关重要。一方面，人工智能可以支持气候变化减缓（减少或防止温室气体排放）、适应（为气候变化的影响做好准备）以及气候科学等领域的应用。这些应用在能源、农业和金融等广泛领域都有影响。与此同时，人工智能也在许多方面阻碍气候行动（例如，通过加速使用排放温室气体的化石燃料）。此外，人工智能技术本身也伴随着碳足迹和能源足迹。本次研讨会汇聚了来自学术界、产业界、政府和公民社会的参与者，共同探讨人工智能与气候变化之间的这些交叉点，以及每个部门如何为解决方案做出贡献。