Setting the agenda for AI, climate, and nature
Our convenings are designed for action.
From summits to roundtables, we bring together the people and ideas that shape responsible AI for climate and nature.
AI Explorers Summit, New York
Co-hosted with Conservation International, UNDP, and TechChange, this year’s Summit was an intimate gathering of just 100 seats.
The AI Explorers Summit is where the field comes together – nonprofits, tech leaders, policymakers, and funders – to set priorities and shape commitments on responsible AI. It’s designed for depth and action: unpacking AI’s footprint, ethics, and governance; showcasing practical tools and data; and sparking partnerships that move from pilots to pipelines.
Our invite-only roundtables convene 20-30 leaders at a time to surface barriers, share solutions, and chart practical next steps. Grounded in the Earth Alignment Principles, these sessions are candid, collaborative, and catalytic.
Roundtables: Working Sessions for Leaders.
Climate Week
NYC Roundtable
A focused discussion with nonprofits, funders, and sustainability leaders on pathways for responsible AI adoption.
London Climate Action Week Roundtable
Co-hosted with Wellcome Trust and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, this closed-door session brought together ~30 leaders to explore AI’s footprint, adoption barriers, and pathways for responsible use.
What we learned:
• Many nonprofits are still in the early stages of AI adoption – one in three had never used AI tools, and most cited lack of familiarity as their biggest barrier.
• Data and computing gaps between the Global North and South risk widening divides if left unaddressed.
• AI literacy is a critical enabler for civil society: participants highlighted the need for training and confidence-building so nonprofits can make informed choices about adoption.
What’s next:
Participants are reconvening to populate shared roadmap to identify tipping points and frameworks, to guide the responsible adoption of AI for climate and nature.
Attendees said:
“It was the right balance of optimism and realism: practical, grounded, and free of hype.”
“This is exactly the kind of global community we need – connecting voices across regions to shape how AI serves climate and nature.”
What are we learning?
Most AI events at London and New York climate week focused on ‘show and tell’, demonstrations of promising AI tools in service of climate and nature outcomes. Very little conversation was held around overall sector upskilling, governance and managing unintended consequences.
Many nonprofits are still in the early stages of AI adoption – one in three had never used AI tools, and most cited lack of familiarity as their biggest barrier.
Similarly, many climate and nature teams in corporate settings have been slow on adopting AI, citing concerns around quality of outputs, ethics and sustainability.Research is showing that women is adopting AI at a slower pace than men, leaving concerns around labor force dynamics, career development and deepened biases in training data sets, as women is already underrepresented in official statistics data and online activity.
Well resourced groups are moving faster than less resourced teams. Data and computing gaps between the Global North and South risk widening divides if left unaddressed.
AI literacy is a critical enabler for civil society: participants highlighted the need for training and confidence-building so nonprofits can make informed choices about adoption.
Together with roundtable partners we’re assembling forces to build out a shared roadmap to identify tipping points and positive impact frameworks, to guide the responsible adoption of AI for climate and nature.
What’s next?
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