In early January 2025, amid the wildfires in Los Angeles, multiple posts about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on climate change circulated widely.  Since LA is on fire and part of the ...

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Although companies are increasingly aware of the environmental impacts AI has, quantifying them is more of a challenge. Only 12% of organizations measure their GenAI carbon footprint, and ...

This is jeopardising ESG targets and increasing the wider environmental impact of technology. Following on from yesterday’s announcement by the government that it wanted to “mainline AI into ...

A more sustainable new form of electronic tag could help reduce the vast environmental impact caused by single-use RFID ...

The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for ...

What’s needed now is an all-of-the-above approach. Use every avenue possible to reduce carbon intensity today, tailoring ...

And oh, technology moves at such a fast pace ... or are not as worried about the environmental impact of AI, is that, yes, this stuff costs energy. Yes, we need to find new sources of energy.

Moreover, given how rapidly the technology is evolving, AI might ultimately be used to discover ways to lessen its own environmental impact. In early January 2025, amid the wildfires in Los ...