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AI and Sustainability

Hosted by Jennifer Turliuk

Fri, Oct 2, 2026

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Sustainable AI
Jennifer Turliuk
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What you'll learn

Understand AI’s climate footprint

Learn how AI systems consume energy, water, and resources - and what drives their environmental impact.

Evaluate the net climate impact of AI

Explore both the climate harms and potential climate benefits of AI using real-world examples and systems thinking.

Identify opportunities for sustainable AI innovation

Discover practical strategies, tools, and emerging opportunities to make AI more sustainable across industries.

Why this topic matters

AI is rapidly reshaping industries, economies, and society - but its environmental impact is often overlooked. From growing energy demand and emissions to opportunities for climate innovation, understanding the sustainability of AI is becoming increasingly important for leaders, technologists, policymakers, researchers, and organizations worldwide.

You'll learn from

Jennifer Turliuk

Taught about AI and climate at MIT, Harvard Business School & Google Fellowship

Jennifer Turliuk is President of Koru Labs, which helps mission-driven organizations and leaders turn climate and AI challenges into measurable, ethical impact.

Jennifer has lectured about climate and AI through appointments at MIT, Harvard Business School, and the Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship. She speaks at global forums including Davos, COP, TEDx, and UN groups.

She was Practice Leader of Climate & Energy AI at MIT’s entrepreneurship center, co-founded a startup and exited through acquisition, and was partner at a climate tech funder.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and Wired, and she has received an IEEE Outreach Award and an honorary degree from Humber College. She holds a Master's from MIT.

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