Panel. Invisible to impactful: can technology and AI reduce scope 3 emissions? @WithTheEconomist
Panel. Invisible to impactful: can technology and AI reduce scope 3 emissions?  @WithTheEconomist
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
For many companies, Scope 3 emissions make up 70-90% of total emissions, and even small improvements can have a big impact. AI can help companies manage energy use, predict demand, and improve routes and delivery channels to reduce fuel consumption. But will companies share AI tools to reach net zero for all or keep them private to gain an advantage? Could too much reliance on AI models in sustainability reporting risk creating large-scale greenwashing?

Supported by Greenly

Moderated by 
Charlotte Bullard Davies, senior manager, primary research, Economist Impact

Speakers
Valentin Jahn, deputy director, research and operations, TPI Global Climate Transition Centre at LSE
Laetitia Carle, chief operating officer and managing director, France, Greenly
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