IBM says AI can help track carbon pollution across vast supply chains

Finding sources of pollution across vast supply chains may be one of the largest barriers to eliminating carbon pollution. But for others like agriculture or consumer electronics, tracing and quantifying greenhouse gas emissions can be a time-consuming, laborious process. It generally takes an expert around three to six months--sometimes more--to come up with an estimate for a single product. Typically, researchers have to probe vast supply chains, comb the scientific literature, digest reports, and even interview suppliers. They may have to dive into granular details, estimating the footprint of everything from gypsum in drywall to tin solder on circuit boards.