Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing a diversity of sectors before our eyes. From more efficient healthcare to helping researchers unravel some of physics’ greatest mysteries, AI is used to create digital tools for solving complex problems. But how will AI help society to tackle one of our most existential challenges yet — climate change?Though AI applications for combating climate change have so far received less funding and focus than more commercially-oriented applications in marketing, finance, and healthcare, the tide is turning (or, more precisely, the sea levels are rising).