What is it about?
This book explores how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly to address some of the world's most urgent challenges — from climate change and resource scarcity to environmental degradation, ethical governance, and socio-economic inequality. Written for a broad audience of researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and technologists, it brings together sixteen multidisciplinary chapters that combine real-world case studies with evidence-based insights. Topics range from AI-driven climate diplomacy and renewable energy to circular economy models and sustainable resource management. The book also examines ethical and regulatory frameworks to ensure AI is deployed in ways that are fair, transparent, and accountable. Rather than treating AI merely as a tool, it presents AI as a transformative framework for building a more equitable and sustainable world.
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Why is it important?
At a time when global institutions are under pressure to act on climate change, growing inequality, and governance failures, this book arrives as one of the first comprehensive volumes to bring together AI, sustainability, and public policy under a single interdisciplinary framework. Unlike prior works that treat AI as a purely technical subject, this book integrates perspectives from governance, ethics, environmental science, and economics. Its sixteen chapters draw on cutting-edge real-world case studies — making it uniquely practical for decision-makers. The timing is especially significant: as governments worldwide race to regulate AI and align national strategies with global sustainability goals such as the UN SDGs, this book offers a timely, evidence-based roadmap for responsible AI deployment at scale.
Perspectives
As someone deeply engaged in AI research and governance, I believe this book fills a critical gap in the conversation about our collective future. We are living through a pivotal moment — AI is no longer a futuristic concept but a present-day force reshaping industries, governments, and ecosystems. Yet too often, the discourse around AI is either overly optimistic or unnecessarily alarmist. This book takes a grounded, responsible approach. It acknowledges AI's immense potential while confronting the ethical and governance challenges that must be addressed head-on. I am particularly proud of its focus on the Global South and developing economies, where the intersection of AI and sustainability is most urgent and yet most underrepresented in academic literature. My hope is that this book serves not only as a scholarly resource but as a practical guide for anyone committed to building a future where technology works for people and the planet — not against them.
Dr. Hemachandran K
Woxsen School of Business
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This page is a summary of: AI for Our Planet: How Artificial Intelligence can Solve Global Challenges, January 2026, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/97988988136971260101.
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