Each year, Digital2030 will introduce a new Challenge aligned to a different Sustainable Development Goal inviting youth to critically reflect on how to take action to build a more sustainable future while exploring various ways technology can be utilized ethically.

The 2025 Challenge invites YOUTH (7-22) to consider how we can design and train sustainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) models.

Through this year’s challenge, we’ll be focusing on SDG #13: Climate Action and SDG #7: Affordable and Clean Energy, as well as their connections to SDG #9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. AI has incredible potential for progress, but it also has a significant environmental footprint. It’s up to us to rethink how we use AI and learn how to build it responsibly.

Click the SDG icons to learn more about each goal:

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 13, Climate Action
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 7, affordable and clean energy
United Nations Sustainable Development goal number 9, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure