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May 22, 2024

Delving into Wildfires

Insights from machine learning and data

FireVision: a deep-learning ML model for predicting wildfire characteristics in the western United States

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Dec 13, 2024

How did our ML prediction models perform on 2024 wildfires?

Results of a rigorous test of the ML models in FireCasterAI using all actual wildfires in 2024 (Jan-Aug) in the western United States.

FireCasterAI — an ML platform for wildfire risk prediction

Kumar Venkat

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Oct 25, 2024

The danger hiding behind the climate silence in this election

We are going to be voting for the world’s climate future even if we are reluctant to admit it.

The danger hiding behind the climate silence in this election

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Aug 2, 2024

Validating ML models against real-world wildfires

Model Validation and Radical Transparency

Validating ML models against real-world wildfires

Kumar Venkat

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Jun 22, 2024

Our climate future will be in the hands of the next American president

Even though climate doesn’t show up very often in the noise of the election coverage, this year’s election will be a climate election.

Our climate future will be in the hands of the next American president

Kumar Venkat

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Feb 22, 2023

The shaky logic of corporate emission reduction claims

The problem of additionality is not limited to carbon offsets but is pervasive in the decarbonization space.

Kumar Venkat

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Jan 13, 2023

Not All Emission Reductions are Created Equal

Not all emission reductions are created equal, and this has serious implications for how we address climate change through consumer choices

Kumar Venkat

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Dec 10, 2022

Decarbonization, simplified

What can an ambitious, well-meaning company do to help secure the planet’s climate while growing its business?

Kumar Venkat

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Nov 30, 2022

The shaky logic of emission reduction

Without distinguishing between immediate and potential long-term impacts, the logic of emission reduction will remain shaky and…

The shaky logic of emission reduction

Kumar Venkat

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Nov 27, 2022

We need a better way of purchasing and accounting for renewable electricity

Emissions from electricity use don’t magically vanish just because you purchased “renewable electricity”.

We need a better way of purchasing and accounting for renewable electricity

Kumar Venkat

Kumar Venkat

Technologist. Scientific modeler. Climate analyst. Founder/CEO at Model Paths. Previously: CTO @ Planet FWD, CEO @ CleanMetrics. https://www.modelpaths.ai

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