Emissions

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions are soaring thanks to AI

New York CNN — As Google has rushed to incorporate artificial intelligence into its core products — with sometimes less-than-stellar results — a problem has been brewing behind the scenes: the systems needed to power its AI tools have vastly increased the company’s greenhouse gas emissions. AI systems need lots of computers to make them …

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Egypt Independent July 7, 2024

Calls to roll out ‘e-bikes for clunkers’ to cut emissions

Would you swap your petrol-guzzler for a top-of-the-line electric bike? That is the question being asked in several European nations where as much as $6000 is on offer to motorists who … Continued

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The New Daily December 24, 2022

Major economies accused of ‘backsliding’ on emissions as G20 climate meet ends in failure

Some of the world’s major economies are “backsliding” on their emissions commitments, the UK’s climate delegate Alok Sharma said on Thursday, a day after a meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) nations failed to adopt a joint communiqué at climate talks. Objections to language on climate targets and the war in Ukraine prevented a …

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Egypt Independent September 4, 2022

Emissions rising in Australia, data shows

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions increased in the past year, according to new data. A quarterly update of the national greenhouse gas inventory says there was an 0.8 per cent increase in … Continued