by Data-Driven Lab | Apr 22, 2026 | Press Release
Upgraded climate AI tool outperforms general-purpose chatbots on accuracy and energy efficiency – while introducing ‘per-query’ energy disclosure for transparency. Earth Day, 22 April, 2026: ChatNetZero, the world’s first climate target chatbot, today unveiled a major...
by Nicholas Pell | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Heat, Press Release
A new peer-reviewed study led by Kaihui Song and colleagues presents the most detailed national assessment to date of how rising temperatures will intensify disparities in moist heat hazards across the United States by the end of the century. This interdisciplinary...
by Nicholas Pell | Nov 12, 2025 | AI, ChatNetZero, CLAIM, Featured, Press Release
The Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) is excited and honored to announce that The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has awarded our lab a $1 million grant to advance our work in improving Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability. This funding will enable the expansion...
by Nicholas Pell | Sep 5, 2025 | AI, Featured, Policy, Press Release
We are proud to share that Dr. Angel Hsu, Founding Director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL), has been appointed as an inaugural member of North Carolina’s newly established AI Leadership Council! On Tuesday, September 2, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein...
by Nicholas Pell | Jan 30, 2025 | AI, Featured, Press Release
ChatNDC: AI-powered platform to scale climate policy insights for enhanced climate ambition ChatNDC (beta) is an AI-powered platform specifically designed to streamline the analysis of countries’ Paris Agreement pledges, known as Nationally Determined...
by Data-Driven Lab | Nov 11, 2024 | CCARC, Featured, Policy, Press Release
The Cities Climate Action Report Card (CCARC) is a new tool that measures the transparency, integrity, and leadership of cities’ net-zero pledges, climate action plans, and implementation strategies. Building on foundational scientific recommendations from...
