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Published on in Vol 5 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/90770, first published .
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Quantifying and Disclosing the Environmental Footprint of AI in Research: Life Cycle–Informed Framework and Open-Access Calculator Development Study

Quantifying and Disclosing the Environmental Footprint of AI in Research: Life Cycle–Informed Framework and Open-Access Calculator Development Study

Kaveh Mozafari   1 , MSc, MD ;   Yuanchao Ma   2, 3 , PhD ;   Mohsen Amoei   2 , MSc ;   Bertrand Lebouche   2, 4 , MD, PhD ;   Esli Osmanlliu   5 , MDCM, MSc ;   Dan Poenaru   2, 3 , MA, MHPE, MD, PhD

1 Department of Surgical & Interventional Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

2 McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada

3 Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

4 Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

5 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

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