AI & Environment Resource HubGreen Alliance · 2025-11-11
AI is evolving at unprecedented speed and regulation is struggling to keep up. What does this mean for the future of democracy, UK climate goals and wider environmental ambitions? In this episode of the Green Alliance Podcast, Shaun Spiers, executive director at Green Alliance, speaks with Professor Gina Neff, executive director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy and professor of responsible AI at Queen Mary University of London. They explore the risks of unchecked big tech and the environmental costs of its rapid expansion: from energy-hungry data centres to the urgent need for transparency and accountability.
Green Alliance. 2025-11-11. Can AI Help Solve The Climate Crisis?. https://green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/can-ai-help-solve-the-climate-crisis/ (AI & Environment Resource Hub; record pod-0164; collection snapshot 2026-09-15).
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