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Send me a messageIn this episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I'm joined by Angel Hsu, associate professor at UNC Chapel Hill and founder of the Data-Driven EnviroLab. We dive deep into how AI can be used to combat climate misinformation and bring real accountability to climate pledges.Angel and her team have built two domain-specific AI tools, ChatNetZero and ChatNDC, designed to help policymakers, researchers, and business leaders navigate the chaos of climate targets, national climate plans, and net zero claims. Unlike generic chatbots, which often hallucinate facts or pull from questionable sources, these tools are trained on verified, climate-specific datasets and come with built-in safeguards against misinformation.We also unpack why generic AI tools like ChatGPT fall short in this space, how climate policy is lagging behind AI innovation, and what it'll take to close that gap. Angel shares insights from her work with the Net Zero Tracker, the IPCC, and her current NSF-backed initiative to boost AI integrity in climate mitigation.If you're in policy, sustainability, or just trying to make sense of what's greenwashing and what's not, this episode is packed with actionable insights.Listen now to learn:Why domain-specific AI beats generic models in climate accuracyHow ChatNetZero flags weak net zero targetsWhat policymakers can do today to use AI responsiblyWhy transparency in data, and in AI, is non-negotiableFor more, about Angel, and her team's work, visit https://datadrivenlab.org/Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's amazing supporters: Jerry Sweeney Andreas Werner Stephen Carroll Roger Arnold And remember you too can Support the Podcast - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent Climate Confident episodes like this one.ContactIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - get in touch via direct message on Twitter/LinkedIn. If you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover the show. CreditsMusic credits - Intro by Joseph McDade, and Outro music for this podcast was composed, played, and produced by my daughter Luna Juniper

In an increasingly urban world—in which 70% of the global population is predicted to reside in cities by 2050—thoughtful conversations about urban development are essential. How can cities transform to meet the needs of their ever-growing populations, without compromising the health of the planet or the well-being of their residents? In this episode, we're joined by climatologist Angel Hsu, founder of the Data-Driven EnviroLab research group, to discuss its use of satellites as a way to measure how environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive our cities really are. We'll also hear from Hazem Galal, Global Leader for Cities and Local Government with PwC Middle East, about smart cities and smart mobility, and what these concepts mean for the future of our urban areas.

Some people think artificial intelligence is the best thing since sliced bread. Others say it's the beginning of a science-fiction apocalypse. At COP28 – the U.N. Climate Change Conference – tech companies are saying AI is key to unlocking a more efficient future. But what if the truth is less sensational than all that? In this episode, how AI tools are helping and hurting efforts to curb climate change. From satellite-based flood maps to the growing energy cost of programs like ChatGPT, we'll survey the use of artificial intelligence as a tool for climate action… and for climate distraction. Featuring David Rolnick and Karen Hao SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In.Subscribe to our newsletter (it's free!).Follow Outside/In on Instagram or join our private discussion group on Facebook.Submit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837). LINKSDavid Rolnick is one of the lead authors of this paper, called “Climate Change and AI: Recommendations for government action.”Check out ChatNetZero, an AI climate chatbot that gives you references when it answers your questions. A University of Washington researcher estimates the energy usage of ChatGPT (UW News)After a Greenpeace report outlined how tech giants have worked with the fossil fuel industry, Google said it would no longer make AI tools to “facilitate upstream extraction” for oil and gas firms. (CNBC)The Climate Summit Embraces A.I., With Reservations (New York Times)COP28 president says there is ‘no science' behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (The Guardian) CREDITSHost: Nate HegyiReported, produced and mixed by Taylor QuimbyEdited by Rebecca Lavoie, NHPR's Director of On-Demand Audio. Special thanks to Angel Hsu, and Sajjad Moazeni.Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio

Fascinating discussion with Professor Angel Hsu on the significance and challenges surrounding the Net Zero emissions goals. While companies often tout their commitment to Net Zero, a recent report suggests that many are not taking credible steps towards this target. Angel argues that the Net Zero space is filled with confusion and misinformation,  exacerbated by sophisticated company communications that are often misleading. Angel discusses how the Net Zero Tracker helps to provide transparent data and clarify what constitutes credible Net Zero actions. Towards the end of the interview, Angel discusses the potential of AI highlighting the potential for AI to both assist in and complicate the understanding of Net Zero commitments. Finally, Angel highlights the potential business benefits for companies genuinely committed to Net Zero, allowing companies to meet their environmental responsibilities and also generate business growth.

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The different temperatures humans experience can be as localized as the variance from a suburban area to its urban center. The urban heat island effect - UHI for short - is one such danger. Cities are hotter due to concrete and asphalt absorbing and retaining heat, less tree cover, AC units pumping out hot air, and more. Most worrying is how hot it remains at night, when bodies are trying to cool down and recover from hot daytime temps. Scientists like Angel Hsu are using data collected by satellites and citizens to translate these urban effects into numbers policymakers can use when leading climate change mitigation efforts on local levels. This episode was produced by Jace Steiner and mixed by Collin Warren. Artwork by Jace Steiner.

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Is China ahead of the United States in developing green technology? Amid the tensions of great power competition and climate change, what can the U.S. and China learn from each other when it comes to protecting the environment? In this special edition Earth Day podcast, we pulled the best content from our 2023 Earth Month interview series to answer the most urgent questions on the U.S.-China climate relationship with insights from American and Chinese experts. Joining us for this episode are the following four experts on China and the climate crisis: Angel Hsu, assistant professor of public policy and the environment at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Joanna Lewis, Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Energy and Environment and director of the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program at Georgetown University Zou Ji, president of the Energy Foundation China Ma Jun, founding director of the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) About the speakers: https://www.ncuscr.org/podcast/earth-day-2023 Read the transcript for this podcast Follow Angel Hsu on Twitter: @ecoangelhsu Follow Joanna Lewis on Twitter: @JoannaILewis Follow Ma Jun on Twitter: @MJ_GreenFinance Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube for video of this interview. Follow us on Twitter (@ncuscr) and Instagram (@ncuscr).

Summer 2022 was hot! On June 25, the temperature in Hebei province reached 111.6°, breaking an all-time record. A few weeks later, the temperature in Shanghai hit 105.6°, the highest ever recorded there. On July 19, weather stations in the United Kingdom recorded temperatures above 104° for the first time in history; in the United States, at least 43 locations broke or tied their records for the hottest July ever. The temperature in western Iran reached 128.5° on August 9, the highest August temperature ever recorded in Asia. Increasingly severe and frequent storms, droughts, and floods lie ahead, and seas are rising. As the world's leading emitter of heat-trapping gases by a wide margin, there is no solution to climate change without China. In an interview conducted on February 3, 2023, Guide to China's Climate Policy 2022 co-authors David Sandalow and Edmund Downie discuss China's role in facing the global challenge presented by climate change with Angel Hsu. 0:00-1:14 Introductions  1:14-9:38 China's climate background and efforts 9:38-20:24 China's climate market 20:24-24:48 What will it take to lower coal consumption? 24:48- U.S.-China climate cooperation About the speakers: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/guide-to-chinas-climate-policy-2022/ Read the transcript to this conversation  Follow David Sandalow on Twitter: @dsandalow Follow Edmund Downie on Twitter: @ned_downie Follow Angel Hsu on Twitter: @ecoangelhsu Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube for video of this interview. Follow us on Twitter (@ncuscr) and Instagram (@ncuscr).

Following decades of growth and development, Chinese officials, businesses, and institutions now play a critical role in every major global issue. The challenges posed by climate change, pandemics, and emerging technologies make dealing with the Chinese state, its firms, and other institutions more complex and more critical than ever before. In China's Next Act: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China's Rise and the World's Future (Oxford University Press), Scott Moore argues that none of these increasingly pressing, shared global challenges can be tackled without China and, as a result, that the world must re-envision China's rise and global role in in terms of sustainability and technology. In conversation with Angel Hsu on September 15, 2022, Dr. Moore explores China's part to play in tackling shared ecological and technological challenges. 1:51-6:14 Why now? U.S.-China scientific collaboration or rivalry? 6:14-10:30 Cooperation vs. competition 10:30-14:00 Climate and clean energy 14:00-20:22 Can we cooperate with China on climate policy? 20:22-24:45 Chinese innovation 24:45-31:04 How to reengage with Chinese counterparts About the speakers: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/chinas-next-act/ Follow Scott Moore on Twitter: @water_futures Follow Angel Hsu on Twitter: @ecoangelhsu Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube for video of this interview. Follow us on Twitter (@ncuscr) and Instagram (@ncuscr).

This week Rebecca talks with Angel Hsu is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment at UNC chapel Hill. She is also Founder and Director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab, an interdisciplinary research group that innovates and applies quantitative approaches to pressing environmental issues. Then, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund pop in to discuss!We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistThe Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a pleasure to have Angel Hsu back in the Virtual Studio. As I have pointed out there will be a burst of Summits and Global Summits this fall 2021. Many of these summits will tackle various aspects of climate change and the impact on the Anthropocene. To discuss the issues of climate action I could think of no one better than my colleague, Angel. Today, Angel is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program (E3P) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also Founder and Director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab, an interdisciplinary research group that innovates and applies quantitative approaches to pressing environmental issues. The last time we had a chance to sit down was just following the Global Climate Action Summit that took place in San Francisco in September 2018. The EnviroLab had just before the Climate Summit released the first Report: Global Climate Action from cities, regions, and businesses. Since then, two other reports have been prepared. Angel explores the intersection of science and policy and the use of data-driven approaches to understand environmental sustainability, particularly in the areas of climate change and energy, urbanization and air quality. Angel holds a PhD in Environmental Policy from Yale University, an MPhil in Environmental Policy from the University of Cambridge, and a BS in Biology and BA in Political Science from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. So, join me as I invite Angel Hsu into the Virtual Studio.

This week on Sinica, after an eventful week of climate-change-focused meetings, including U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry’s trip to China, the U.S.-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate convened on April 22 and 23. Kaiser chats with China climate policy specialist Angel Hsu, an assistant professor in the Public Policy Department and the Energy, Environment, and Ecology Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Alex Wang, a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, and a leading expert on environmental law and the law and politics of China. They provide insights into how China and the U.S. can continue to make progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions even while competing on other fronts. 4:24: John Kerry’s mission to China17:08: Fighting for leadership on meeting climate goals 27:25: Will climate collaboration with China fall by the wayside?43:01: The Green New Deal and China’s environmental policiesRecommendations: Angel: Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang.Alex: The Environment China podcast, Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert Caro, and the highly informative Twitter feed of carbon analyst Yan Qin.Kaiser: The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War, The Steven Spielberg movie called Ready Player One.

On April 22, 2021, the National Committee held a virtual program with Angel Hsu, Jonas Nahm, and Alex Wang to discuss the future of U.S.-China climate cooperation in a conversation moderated by China energy expert Joanna Lewis. The program was held in partnership with the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations, which is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Study of Contemporary China.

The impacts of climate change are rapidly accelerating, and there is an urgent need for demonstrably effective solutions. Simultaneously, a global “data revolution” is unfolding all around the world. More data is being generated than ever before – over 2.5 quintillion bytes every single day. In our fourth episode of Brighter Talks, Angel Hsu, a data scientist and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Yale NUS, discusses how making environmental data available and understandable for all could offer unprecedented opportunities to catalyze clean energy innovation and influence decision making on a global scale. Die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels werden immer spürbarer, und es besteht eine zunehmende Notwendigkeit für nachweislich wirksame Lösungen. Gleichzeitig erleben wir eine globale “Datenrevolution”: Mehr Daten denn je werden generiert – über 2,5 Billionen Bytes pro Tag!In der vierten Folge von Brighter Talks spricht Angel Hsu, Datenwissenschaftlerin und Assistenzprofessorin an der Yale NUS, über das Teilen und die Bedeutung von Umweltdaten. Und wie diese Daten uns unvorhergesehene Möglichkeiten bieten, um Innovationen im Bereich sauberer Energien zu fördern und Entscheidungsfindungen auf globaler Ebene zu beeinflussen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cities pump out 70 percent of all global carbon emissions -- which means they also have the greatest opportunity to lower CO2 levels and energy consumption. Climate and data scientist Angel Hsu shares how cities around the world are leading the response to climate change by innovating new, low-carbon ways of living.

Cities pump out 70 percent of all global carbon emissions -- which means they also have the greatest opportunity to lower CO2 levels and energy consumption. Climate and data scientist Angel Hsu shares how cities around the world are leading the response to climate change by innovating new, low-carbon ways of living.

This is an exceptional podcast in this ‘Summit Dialogue’ series. First, it is our pleasure to interview Yale’s Angel Hsu, the founder and director of Data-Driven Yale. We have corralled Angel to discuss the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) that was held in San Francisco from September 12-14, 2018. This summit is a notable event called by California’s Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg. The attendees included many sub-state actors from provinces and states, municipalities and regions (some 6,000) and many, many non-state actors including foundations, activists and private corporations (some 2,000). These actors were intent in promoting efforts and commitments on carbon emission reductions at something other than at the national government level. We were also keen to question Angel on recently released report for the Summit titled, “Global Climate Action From Cities, Regions and Businesses”. This Report, led by Angel, was a three-year effort to aggregate the climate commitments by these many sub-states and non-state actors. It was also my pleasure to include in the questioning of Angel our first ‘Munk-V20-Brookings Fellow’, Claire Floody. Claire from Centennial College’s journalism program had joined us in Buenos Aires for the final T20 Argentina meeting. There we had, among other things, worked on this podcast. Angel is an Assistant Professor of Social Science at Yale-NUS College and is also an Adjunct Professor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She has written extensively on the subject of carbon emissions reduction and on climate change policy.

China is the world's biggest polluter -- and now one of its largest producers of clean energy. Which way will China go in the future, and how will it affect the global environment? Data scientist Angel Hsu describes how the most populous country on earth is creating a future based on alternative energy -- and facing up to the environmental catastrophe it created as it rapidly industrialized. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La Chine est le plus gros pollueur au monde – et aujourd'hui en même temps le plus gros producteur d'énergie verte. Vers où la Chine va-t-elle évoluer dans le futur, et comment cela va-t-il affecter l'environnement mondial ? L'experte en données massives Angel Hsu explique comment le pays le plus peuplé au monde est en train de construire un futur basé sur de nouvelles sources d'énergie – et comment il affronte la catastrophe environnementale créée par son industrialisation rapide.

China is the world's biggest polluter -- and now one of its largest producers of clean energy. Which way will China go in the future, and how will it affect the global environment? Data scientist Angel Hsu describes how the most populous country on earth is creating a future based on alternative energy -- and facing up to the environmental catastrophe it created as it rapidly industrialized.

China es el mayor contaminador del mundo y ahora uno de los más grandes productores de energía limpia. ¿Qué camino seguirá China en el futuro, y cómo ello afectará el ambiente global? la científica de datos Angel Hsu describe como el país más poblado de la tierra está creando un futuro basado en energía alternativa- y enfrentando la catástrofe ambiental que creó en su rápida industrialización.

A China é o principal poluidor do mundo, e agora um dos maiores produtores de energia limpa. Que caminho seguirá a China no futuro, e como isso afetará o meio ambiente global? A cientista de dados Angel Hsu descreve como o país mais povoado da Terra está criando um futuro baseado em energia alternativa e enfrentando a catástrofe ambiental que criou com sua rápida industrialização.

China ist der größte Umweltverschmutzer der Welt -- und einer der größten Produzenten sauberer Energie. Welchen Weg wird China in der Zukunft einschlagen und wie wird dies die globale Umwelt beeinflussen? Data Scientist Angel Hsu beschreibt, wie das bevölkerungsreichste Land der Erde eine auf alternativen Energien basierende Zukunft schafft -- und der umweltbedingten Katastrophe entgegenblickt, die es erschaffen hat, als es rasch industralisierte.

지구 환경 오염의 가장 큰 주범인 중국은 현재 전 세계에서 가장 큰 청정 에너지 생산국이기도 합니다. 이런 중국이 앞으로 어떤 방향으로 나아가 지구 환경에 어떤 영향을 줄까요? 데이터 과학자 엔젤 수(Angel Hsu)는 세계에서 가장 많은 인구를 가진 중국이 어떤 식으로 대체 에너지에 기반한 미래를 창조하며, 급속한 산업화로 인한 환경 파괴에 대처하고 있는지 들려줍니다.

Air pollution is a topic of global concern, and in rapidly developing counties — such as China — news of extreme pollution levels dominates headlines. In this podcast Angel Hsu, Environmental Performance Index project director, visits with NASA climate scientist Drew Shindell and environmental policy expert Marc Levy about knowledge gaps and data challenges in … Continue reading Global Air Quality: Knowledge Gaps and Data Challenges →

China's environmental situation is frequently scrutinized both within China and across the world. In the first half of a two-part podcast Angel Hsu, a China expert completing her PhD this May at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, offers an overview of the key environmental issues in the country, how the government is … Continue reading China and the Environment: a Conversation with Angel Hsu →

China's environmental situation is frequently scrutinized both within China and across the world. In the second half of a two-part podcast Angel Hsu, a China expert completing her PhD this May at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, discusses urbanization in China and India and China's push to develop sustainable ecocities.