Appendix

- Executive summary
- | Introduction
- | Sustainability risks and allocative harms
- | A taxonomy of AI for sustainability sciences
- | AI for sustainability sciences – a literature review
- | Preparing for a future of interconnected shocks
- | Understanding a complex earth system
- | Stewarding our blue planet
- | Securing freshwater for all
- | Enhancing nature's contributions to people
- | Prospering on an urban planet
- | Improving sustainability science communication
- | Collective decisions for a planet under pressure
- | Conclusions and recommendations
- | Appendix
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- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Sustainability risks and allocative harms
- A taxonomy of AI for sustainability sciences
- AI for sustainability sciences – a literature review
- Preparing for a future of interconnected shocks
- Understanding a complex earth system
- Stewarding our blue planet
- Securing freshwater for all
- Enhancing nature's contributions to people
- Prospering on an urban planet
- Improving sustainability science communication
- Collective decisions for a planet under pressure
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Appendix
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