03 – AI for net zero: Assessing readiness for AI

This guide seeks to inform organisations how they can use AI to transition to net zero at low cost. It provides a series of checklists to help organisations understand where they are on this journey. These checklists should be followed no matter which sector your organisation is in. While the guide is applicable to any industry, four chosen “case study” sectors illustrate how this can be done at the end of the guide, including a summary of AI suppliers per sector: ● Electricity ● Agriculture ● Foundation industries ● Transport To support companies in assessing their current level of AI readiness and to map out areas for further investment we provide an AI Readiness Self-Assessment tool. This highlights five key themes that companies can advance to become AI ready: AI opportunity identification, human capacity, data for AI, digital infrastructure and responsible AI governance. These key aspects for AI readiness were identified by industry and AI experts. We summarise the key recommendations below, however a full self assessment is recommended to identify all AI readiness requirements.