I’m slightly confused. Climate scientists have been using machine learning to make their climate models since before it was called machine learning. AI has been at the forefront of fighting climate change for a few decades now. It has in fact helped shape policy, for governments to set targets (which get promptly ignored by politicians), etc.

Using AI to slightly optimize any individual’s carbon footprint in computation or by slightly optimizing energy distribution (as if it isn’t already pretty optimized) seems very minor compared to grand policy changes to build out green infrastructure and international agreements—which climate scientists are actually calling for based on the climate models which uses AI extensively.