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What Can Visualization Research Do for Climate? A Workshop Report
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
|August 8, 2025
Summary
Data visualization can help address climate change by revealing hidden patterns in environmental data. This research explores how the visualization field can empower action and inspire stewardship for a sustainable future.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Information Visualization
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Earth's rapid environmental changes driven by human industrial activity.
- Data visualization's potential to clarify complex environmental data and foster understanding.
- The need for effective tools to promote environmental awareness and stewardship.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the current landscape of visualization for climate action and sustainability.
- To identify key challenges and insights from the 2024 IEEE VIS workshop.
- To propose future research directions for the visualization community.
Main Methods:
- Reporting on insights from the 2024 IEEE VIS workshop on climate action and sustainability.
- Analyzing submissions and discussions from the workshop.
- Synthesizing findings to propose future research avenues.
Main Results:
- The field of visualization is nascent but holds significant potential for environmental stewardship.
- Submissions highlight diverse approaches to using visualization for climate action.
- Key challenges and opportunities for advancing visualization in this domain were identified.
Conclusions:
- Visualization can empower individuals and communities toward environmental stewardship.
- Further research is needed to fully harness visualization's potential for climate action.
- Collaboration between researchers and practitioners is vital for addressing global environmental challenges.
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