Digital intelligence at the forefront of discussions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions : GERAD

GERAD is pleased to highlight the recent publication of an article in The Conversation on the ambivalent role of digital intelligence in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The article highlights a major paradox: while digital technologies—including artificial intelligence, modeling, and big data—offer powerful tools for optimizing energy systems, they also rely on infrastructure that itself generates emissions and environmental impacts.

This discussion builds directly on the exchanges held during the symposium “Digital Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation,” co-organized by CIRODD, GERAD and RQEI, where researchers and partners collectively discussed issues related to the use of data and modeling to support the energy transition.