Tokyo College Event: “AI Impacts on Long-term Climate Targets”
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / High school students / Technical college students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | September 30, 2026 14:00 — 15:00 |
| Location | Online |
| Venue | Zoom Webinar |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
Zoom Webinar |
| Registration Period | August 20, 2026 — September 30, 2026 |
| Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp Tokyo College collects personal information in order to provide you with the event URL and information about our current and future activities. Your personal information will not be disclosed to any third parties. |
Abstract
AI is a double-edged sword for climate change. AI-climate impacts range across scales from data centres to the whole economy. This talk surveys the evidence on how AI is affecting energy transitions and carbon emissions. It disentangles the hype from the reality and reveals the optimism bias in AI-climate assessments once the spotlight moves beyond a narrow focus on data centres. The talk also presents new research quantifying AI impacts on global emissions pathways to 2050. The findings show that alignment between AI and climate action is highly consequential for the feasibility and affordability of long-term climate targets.Program
LecturerCharlie WILSON (Professor, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Commentator
KURAMOCHI Takeshi (Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)
Moderator
SHIMAZU Naoko (Deputy Director, Tokyo College)
