“… To succeed in a fast-changing world, we must enhance the force-multipliers. …”
Category: Artificial Intelligence
CCA: Artificial Intelligence is a Challenge to Climate Goals
Greens have reached the bargaining stage of their grief for the demise of their movement.
Big Advertising Joins Banks and Asset Managers in Ditching Sustainability
“… sustainability staff have either been made redundant or left and not been replaced …”
US Interior Secretary: “We gotta win the AI arms race”
“The real existential threat right now is not a degree of climate change. It’s the fact that we could lose the arms race if we don’t have enough power.”
Can PR Rehabilitate Big Tech’s Dirty AI Carbon Splurge?
Will anyone still believe big tech claims they care about the environment?
Desperate Greens Look to Apple for Climate Leadership
“… If Cook were to publish an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal pointing out that climate has become a business risk … it would change the corporate game. …”
Chinese Media: AI Investment Should be Diverted to Climate Action
“… Trillions of dollars of bubble-inflating equity investment continue to pour into tech stocks while critical areas … such as climate change alleviation continue to go underfunded. …”
I was Wrong – Green Europe is Building at Least One US Scale AI
A 230MW AI campus to be powered by Norwegian Hydro has been announced – but competition for electricity and rising prices are already causing political unrest.
Climate Activists Outraged at President Trump’s AI Push
Are greens market testing a pivot from climate activism to anti-AI activism?
How the Trump AI Action Plan will Wreck Green Energy
“… ensures an uninterrupted and affordable supply of power …” – just not possible with renewables.
Learning With The Dumbest Genius Librarian
I wrote about using perplexity.ai before. Since then, I came across a fascinating way to use any AI for research into any topic. Want to learn about something fast? Here’s…
Scientific American: AI is Power Hungry, but it Could Cut Emissions
The researchers claim “behavioural change” as a field where AI can help.
Delusional Business Council of Australia Thinks AI can be Powered by Renewables
“… we must seize the opportunity …”
Virginia: The Front Line between AI and Climate Action
Virginia, the data center capital of the world, could become the next Silicon Valley if they play their cards right. But local green activists are determined the rein in the…
The Dumbest Genius Librarian
Guest Post by Willis EschenbachI have been using the AI “perplexity.ai” extensively lately both for scientific and general research. I think of it as the world’s dumbest, most unruly genius…
Microsoft: We Need AI Save the World with Nuclear Fusion
Big tech pushing back on accusations of being AI obsessed climate wreckers.
Google Accused of Greenwashing Massive AI Energy Consumption
Accused of signing zero carbon nuclear deals with no timeline, scanty details.
The AI Age Begins: Texas ERCOT Slammed with 99GW of New Energy Demand
I wonder how many fossil fuel plants and nuclear reactors are required to service 99GW of new energy demand?
Green Britain has 400GW of Stalled Data Center Requests, 60 – 70% will “Never Happen”
How long until British AI entrepreneurs get fed up with waiting?
Claim: Coal Powered AI Will Consume 20% of Global Energy by 2030
“… plans to decommission several coal plants have been delayed … 20 per cent of global electricity use by 2030. … “
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