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AI Engineering and Policy for Climate Mitigation and Resilience

90-746

Units: 12

Description

The use of Artificial Intelligence enables both opportunities and risks for the energy system and for broader climate mitigation and climate resilience efforts. An understanding of how AI tools affect these systems is essential for decision-makers to be able to protect the public, advance innovation, maximize the benefits, and minimize the risks. Students will use readings, open data, and technical examples to examine emerging AI applications for climate mitigation and resilience, evaluate potential impacts and benefits, and communicate their technical recommendations through policy briefs. Students successfully completing this course will be able to understand a suite of AI tools, and describe how AI can affect energy use, communities, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate resilience.