EU and US participants discussed topics of mutual interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twins to intensify collaboration in addressing the common challenge of adaptation to climate change.

The workshop, held online on June 26 and 27, was organised in the context of the recently signed EU-US Administrative Arrangement (AA) on AI. The workshop provided a platform for discussion and knowledge sharing among policymakers, scientists, and researchers, emphasizing the transformative potential of digital twins as a policy tool to harness the power of AI for evidence-based decision-making. Linking closely with the EU Destination Earth initiative and similar efforts in the US, the workshop focused on identifying concrete collaboration objectives and next steps on a number of specific topics of mutual interest. The workshop marked an important milestone in EU-US cooperation in cutting-edge technologies, such as AI and Digital Twins of the Earth System for climate change adaptation.

In their opening remarks, Thomas Skordas, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content, and Technology (CNECT), and Dr. Michael Morgan, the US's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, stressed the importance of cooperation on initiatives addressing the impacts of climate change. They both highlighted the shared commitment to working together to advance sustainable and innovative solutions through AI and Digital Twins for Earth systems.