Artificial Intelligence for Environment and Sustainability

DFKI4planet is the AI Competence Center for Environment and Sustainability at DFKI. DFKI4planet acts as a hub for knowledge transfer and networking. It is the central point of contact for all interested parties from science, business and politics.

Our Mission

DFKI4planet focuses on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. We promote the visibility of AI solutions that help to tackle global challenges such as climate change, ocean pollution and food shortages. We focus not only on sustainable applications, but also on the sustainability of AI itself.

Environmental monitoring and protection:

Detection of environmental pollution
Sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems
Resource conservation and efficiency

Waste and resource management:

Intelligent waste separation and disposal
Increasing resource efficiency

Green mobility:

Future-oriented development of sustainable transport concepts

Sustainable agriculture and production:

Development of sustainable methods in agriculture
Environmentally conscious production
Optimization of the circular economy

Energy efficiency and emissions reduction:

Reduction of energy consumption
Energy optimization
CO2 reduction

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Contact

Coordination:
Janina Schneider
Tel.: +49 441 99833 4718
Janina.Schneider@dfki.de

Management:
Dr. Frederic Theodor Stahl
Tel.: +49 441 99833 4713
Frederic_Theodor.Stahl@dfki.de

Communications & Media:
communications@dfki.de

Highlights

HANNOVER MESSE 2025: 31.03.–04.04.2025
How can artificial intelligence transform the industrial value chain while remaining socially and ecologically responsible? The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) will explore this crucial question at this year's HANNOVER MESSE.
DATA festival #Munich: 26.03.-27.03.2025
At this year's DATA festival in Munich, Dr. Frederic Stahl will present the work of the competence center DFKI4planet and show how DFKI uses artificial intelligence to drive sustainable innovations for the planet.
transform_D Summit: 28.03.–29.03.2025
How can artificial intelligence be used for the common good? This question will be addressed by the workshop "AI4Good Track @ Transform_D Summit" as part of the transform_D Summit. Among other things, DFKI4planet will be presented as a use case, showing selected projects that illustrate the use of AI for sustainable and socially relevant applications.