The Jameel Cast - Episode 14: Can AI help or hinder a greener future? (April 2026)

Welcome to Episode 14 of The Jameel Cast!Artificial Intelligence, we're told, is the secret weapon that could save us from a climate timebomb. It could potentially enable cleaner ways of living, reduce needless carbon emissions, and devise new ways of restoring our atmosphere to its natural balance. AI itself has a significant carbon impactAI is moving incredibly fast, and its influence is spreading across nearly every industry. But to really understand its role in sustainability, we need to look at both sides of the equation. So to help us get into this, Alex, your AI Host is joined by both Jade and Sophie, who bring their own insights into the environmental impact of AI.The Jameel Cast is the official generative AI podcast of Abdul Latif Jameel, available where you get your podcasts.  You can read more of our 'Perspectives' thought leadership articles at alj.com.The Jameel Cast . . . Stay Curious!© 2025-2026 Abdul Latif Jameel IPR Company Limited. The Abdul Latif Jameel name and the Abdul Latif Jameel logotype and pentagon-shaped graphics are trademarks or registered trademarks of Abdul Latif Jameel IPR Company Limited.The term “Abdul Latif Jameel” refers broadly to several distinct, separate and independent legal entities. Abdul Latif Jameel is not itself a corporate entity, association or conglomerate run by an overarching parent company but merely refers to a group of distinct and wholly separate legal entities that are collectively referred to as Abdul Latif Jameel. Abdul Latif Jameel is not a corporate group as defined in section 1161(5) of the Companies Act 2006.This Podcast may contain forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are statements regarding matters other than historical fact, such as future results, events, activities, developments or circumstances or the beliefs, plans or expectations of Abdul Latif Jameel entities or their  respective managements.  Forward-looking statements often can be identified by the use of words such as ‘expect’, ‘project’, ‘anticipate’, ‘plan’, ‘estimate’, ‘believe’, ‘predict’, ‘intend’, ‘potential’, ‘possible’, ‘probable...