ISO/IEC TR 20226:2025Published

Information technology — Artificial intelligence — Environmental sustainability aspects of AI systems

Technologies de l'information — Intelligence artificielle — Aspects de durabilité environnementale des systèmes d'IA

Abstract / scope

This document provides an overview of the environmental sustainability aspects (e.g. workload, resource and asset utilization, carbon impact, pollution, waste, transportation, location) of AI systems during their life cycle, and related potential metrics.

NOTE 1        This document does not identify opportunities on how AI, AI applications and AI systems can improve environmental, social or economic sustainability outcomes.

NOTE 2        This document can help other projects related to AI system environmental sustainability.