Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I sat down with Angel Hsu, Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill and founder of the Data-Driven EnviroLab, to talk about one of the biggest problems facing climate action today: misinformation.
We dug into how her team developed ChatNetZero and ChatNDC, two domain-specific AI tools designed to cut through vague net zero claims, greenwashed pledges, and the chaos of national climate plans. These tools don’t just spit out answers, they reference real, verified sources and flag dodgy data, helping policymakers, researchers and businesses make better climate decisions.
We also talked about:
👉 Why ChatGPT and other generic AI tools can’t be trusted for climate facts
👉 How AI can scale up climate accountability
👉 The hidden risks of climate data gaps and hallucinations
👉 What the UN, IPCC and policymakers should be doing with AI
If you care about climate integrity, policy, or the future of AI in sustainability, this one’s for you.
🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode.
🎧 Full audio + more episodes: climateconfidentpodcast.com
📌 Learn more about Angel’s work: datadrivenlab.org
✍️ Read the blog post: tomraftery.com
#climatechange #ai #netzero #sustainability #climatepolicy #climatetech #greentransition #climatemisinformation #climateaction #chatnetzero #chatndc #climateconfident
In this episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I sat down with Angel Hsu, Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill and founder of the Data-Driven EnviroLab, to talk about one of the biggest problems facing climate action today: misinformation.
We dug into how her team developed ChatNetZero and ChatNDC, two domain-specific AI tools designed to cut through vague net zero claims, greenwashed pledges, and the chaos of national climate plans. These tools don’t just spit out answers, they reference real, verified sources and flag dodgy data, helping policymakers, researchers and businesses make better climate decisions.
We also talked about:
👉 Why ChatGPT and other generic AI tools can’t be trusted for climate facts
👉 How AI can scale up climate accountability
👉 The hidden risks of climate data gaps and hallucinations
👉 What the UN, IPCC and policymakers should be doing with AI
If you care about climate integrity, policy, or the future of AI in sustainability, this one’s for you.
🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode.
🎧 Full audio + more episodes: climateconfidentpodcast.com
📌 Learn more about Angel’s work: datadrivenlab.org
✍️ Read the blog post: tomraftery.com
#climatechange #ai #netzero #sustainability #climatepolicy #climatetech #greentransition #climatemisinformation #climateaction #chatnetzero #chatndc #climateconfident
