When we think about artificial intelligence or AI, we usually think about all the benefits and ways in which it helps us. What gets less attention is the environmental impact of AI.

Environmental Consultant Gemma van Hemert explores some of the key environmental impacts associated with the use of AI.

The identification and implementation of mitigation is an essential part of the process of impact assessment and decision-making for projects. Often there are challenges in defining mitigation to be applied in future phases of a project, and there can be a disconnect between project teams involved in the approvals phase, and post-approvals phase of a project.