In the last few months, I’ve worked with a fantastic group of climate scientists and machine learning researchers to answer an important question: Can we use machine learning to tackle climate change?
We released our results at the International Conference on Machine Learning last weekend. You can read the full paper on arXiv:1906.05433.
Our work advocates for new collaborations between machine learning experts and climate researchers. Together, we can produce high-impact results and respond to the threat of climate change.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and we, as machine learning experts, may wonder how we can help. Here we describe how machine learning can be a powerful tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping society adapt to a changing climate. From smart grids to disaster management, we identify high impact problems where existing gaps can be filled by machine learning, in collaboration with other fields. Our recommendations encompass exciting research questions as well as promising business opportunities. We call on the machine learning community to join the global effort against climate change.