Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Sustainability: Innovative Approaches for a Greener Future
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 567
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainability; climate change; environment; education for sustainability; coastal risks; risks and vulnerabilities; serious accident prevention; safety; energy transition; carbon footprint reduction; integration of AI in sustainable infrastructures
Interests: sustainability; climate change; green energy and technologies; education for sustainability; corporate social responsibility; knowledge management; university–industry collaboration; digital transformation and AI
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a new Special Issue focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into strategies for climate change mitigation and sustainability. As the world faces unprecedented environmental challenges, the adoption of innovative technologies has become crucial in developing solutions that can significantly reduce carbon emissions, optimize the use of natural resources, and foster sustainable development.
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative tool, providing new avenues that can enhance the efficiency of renewable energy systems, predict and manage climate-related risks, and contribute to the creation of smart, sustainable urban environments. From optimizing resource allocation to enabling real-time environmental monitoring, AI technologies, such as machine learning, neural networks, and big data analytics, offer robust solutions that can accelerate the transition towards a low-carbon, resilient future.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality research that explores the application of AI in climate change mitigation and sustainability and we encourage contributions that present innovative approaches, empirical studies, case studies, and theoretical advancements that can help harness the potential of intelligent systems to address climate challenges. Moreover, this Special Issue will also consider the ethical and environmental implications of AI, with a focus on developing sustainable and energy-efficient AI technologies.
A non-exhaustive list of potential topics of interest includes:
- AI for optimizing renewable energy systems (e.g., solar, wind, hydropower);
- Machine learning models for predicting climate-related events;
- AI-enhanced environmental monitoring and resource management;
- The integration of green technologies and AI in urban infrastructures;
- The development of smart cities and circular economies through AI;
- AI-driven solutions for carbon footprint reduction across industries;
- Ethical and environmental considerations in sustainable AI development;
- Applications of AI in energy transition and management;
- Higher education programs on sustainability;
- Education on sustainability through AI tools;
- The role of AI tools in university–industry collaborations towards sustainability.
Dr. Ana Paula Oliveira
Dr. Tânia Carraquico
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change mitigation
- renewable energy
- sustainable development
- green technologies
- energy transition
- carbon footprint reduction
- smart cities
- circular economy
- environmental monitoring
- education for sustainability
- AI tools in higher education sustainability programs
- university–industry collaboration
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