AI for Our Planet: How Artificial Intelligence can Solve Global Challenges

Editors: K. Hemachandran, Raul Villamarin Rodriguez, Manuel Rincon, Alberto Acereda, Himanshu Joshi

AI for Our Planet: How Artificial Intelligence can Solve Global Challenges

ISBN: 979-8-89881-370-3
eISBN: 979-8-89881-369-7 (Online)

Introduction

AI for Our Planet: How Artificial Intelligence Can Solve Global Challenges brings together insights from leading scholars and industry experts to examine the responsible and strategic use of AI in addressing pressing global challenges, including climate change, resource scarcity, environmental degradation, ethical governance, and socio-economic inequality.

Across sixteen multidisciplinary chapters, the book positions AI not only as a transformative technological tool but also as a framework for building a sustainable and equitable future. Featuring real-world case studies on AI-driven governance, ethical and regulatory frameworks, climate diplomacy, circular economies, renewable energy, and sustainable resource management, the book offers forward-looking insights into AI’s expanding global impact.

Key Features

  • - Multidisciplinary perspectives integrating AI, sustainability, governance, and public policy.
  • - Evidence-based discussions supported by real-world case studies.
  • - Coverage of ethical, regulatory, and responsible AI deployment framework.
  • - Practical insights into AI applications for climate action, resource management, and circular economy models.
  • - Forward-looking analysis of AI’s role in global development and environmental stewardship.

Target Readership:

Researchers, academics, and professionals interested in AI-driven global development.

Preface

Artificial Intelligence is emerging as a powerful tool to address some of the most pressing global challenges, including climate change, sustainable development, and ethical governance. This book, “AI for Our Planet: How Artificial Intelligence can Solve Global Challenges,” brings together the thoughts of leaders, researchers, and industry experts on how AI can be harnessed to achieve the vision of a more sustainable and equitable future.

We present a comprehensive understanding of AI as a problem-solver in the global context, exploring its potential to bring about impactful change. Each chapter encompasses the main themes of their application in governance and regulatory frameworks, renewable energy, the circular economy, climate diplomacy, and sustainable resource management.

The book explores futuristic technological advancements and their associated ethical implications of AI deployment. With the responsible development of AI, we intend to stimulate discussions on how AI can be used with such utmost principles as accountability, transparency, and sustainability. Chapters that discuss AI and global collaboration, regulatory challenges, and ethical considerations provide a framework for developing and implementing AI responsibly.

The book is not just a theoretical piece; it offers insights rooted in the real world. Through case studies and industry viewpoints, readers will better understand how AI changes industries, businesses, and environmental conservation. This book showcases the very real impact of AI across the globe and serves as a roadmap for how AI may be harnessed to provide solutions to global sustainability challenges.

This book is well-positioned to be valuable to all scholars, researchers, policymakers, and industry experts seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the specific nexus between AI and global development. We must extend our huge thanks to all the contributors who made this book possible, and hope it will be a veritable inspiration to enhanced innovation and action for a sustainable future.

K. Hemachandran
Department of Business Analytics
School of Business, Woxsen University
Hyderabad, Telangana
India

Raul Villamarin Rodriguez
School of Business, Woxsen University
Hyderabad, Telangana
India

Manuel Rincon
Department of Business Analytics
School of Business, Woxsen University
Hyderabad, Telangana
India



Himanshu Joshi
Applied AI, Vector Institute for
Artificial Intelligence
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Alberto Acereda
Higher Education
Territorium, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States