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2025-07-02 13:32 UTC

"Analysis by MIT Technology Review provides an unprecedented and comprehensive look at how much energy the AI industry uses—down to a single query—to trace where its carbon footprint stands now, and where it’s headed The latest reports show that 4.4% of all the energy in the US now goes toward data centers. Individuals may end up footing some of the bill for this AI revolution." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2025-11-26 20:08

"Surging demand for high-quality carbon removal credits from tech giants to offset their AI-driven emissions is helping fuel a shortage that experts say is exactly what is needed to spur investment in the nascent market. Heavy buying over the last two years by companies including Microsoft and Google made the credits nearly four times more expensive in 2024 than lower-priced credits pegged to forest-preservation projects." https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/big-tech-led-demand-carbon-removal-credits-fuels-supply-crunch-2025-11-18/

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