Flying Cleaner: How Google reduces the climate impact of aviation with AI

ETH Zürich, 101 Rämistrasse, Zürich, 8092

GDG on Campus ETH Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland

Aviation impacts the climate through CO₂ and contrails that trap heat. Join the Google Developer Group on Campus and Steffen Van from Google to explore AI‑powered contrail forecasting, flight‑path tweaks, and real‑world results for cleaner skies. Students from any field are welcome.| Stay after for networking and live Q&A. Register now!

May 14, 3:00 – 5:00 PM (UTC)

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Aviation impacts climate not just through CO₂ but also via contrails that trap heat in the upper atmosphere. AI can crunch massive flight logs, satellite data, and weather models to predict where contrails will form—and then tweak routes to avoid them. Steffen Van will walk us through Google’s latest machine‑learning pipelines for contrail forecasting, share real‑world pilot results, and map out the path toward truly cleaner skies.

​You’ll learn the basics of contrails.
You’ll see how AI can reshape flight paths.
You’ll get a peek at Google’s cutting‑edge research.
You’ll hear what comes next for cleaner skies.

​Open to all students—CS, environmental science, engineering, and beyond. Stay after for networking and a live Q&A with Steffen on his work and life at Google’s, or career tips.

​Join us and register now to reserve your spot!

When

When

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (UTC)

Speaker

  • Steffen Van

    Google

Organizer

  • Simon Sure

    Organizer

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