Tag: carbon footprint

AI Is Exploding Data Center Energy Use. A Google-Created Technique May Help
26Feb By adminNo Comments
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AI Is Exploding Data Center Energy Use. A Google-Created Technique May Help

[ad_1]  Tech giants are racing to ward off a carbon time bomb caused by the massive data centers they're building around the world.A technique pioneered by Google is gaining currency as more power-hungry artificial intelligence comes online: Using software to hunt for clean electricity in parts of the world with excess sun and wind on the grid, then ramping up data center operations there. Doing so could cut carbon and costs. There's an urgent need to figure out how to run data centers in ways that maximize renewable energy usage, said Chris Noble, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cirrus Nexus, a cloud-computing manager tapping data centers owned by Google, Microsoft and Amazon. The climate risks sparked by AI-driven computing are far-reaching — and will worsen without a big sh...
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How CEOs can successfully deploy green solutions in uncertain economic times
15Oct By adminNo Comments
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How CEOs can successfully deploy green solutions in uncertain economic times

[ad_1] Last month, we saw the Delhi Declaration of G20 push hard for renewable energy and cleantech alternatives. As well as reaffirming the Paris Agreement to achieve net zero global emissions by mid-century, they also made goals to triple the deployment of renewable and low-emission technology by 2030. For Indian businesses, the initial financial commitment to meet these goals comes with significant green premiums in the short-term. Green buildings for instance, are said to cost up to 32% more to design and fit, with these costs rolling over to business tenants. Likewise, the initial cost of owning an electric vehicle (EV) versus a petrol-powered car can have a 100% markup. How can business leaders begin to implement green changes to improve their operations? How can they use cleante...
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Can sending fewer emails or emptying your inbox really help fight climate change?
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Can sending fewer emails or emptying your inbox really help fight climate change?

[ad_1] Can sending fewer emails or emptying your inbox really help fight climate change? The massive carbon footprint left behind by emails has been widely discussed by the media, but most of the time these discussions are exaggerated. According to Agnes Pannier-Runacher, the French minister of energy transition, reducing the number of emails that are sent and deleting them would reduce the individual carbon footprint. News stories have voiced these ideas as well. In a recently published paper, we found that some iconic digital activities, such as sending email, contribute marginally to the annual carbon footprint of information and communication technology users. As researchers working on the environmental impacts of our actions, we believe it is important to dispel this myth,...
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Noisy, Polluting Leaf Blowers Are Finally Going Electric
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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Noisy, Polluting Leaf Blowers Are Finally Going Electric

[ad_1] The carbon footprint of maintaining yards and parks is bigger than you think. That’s where electric tools come in. In much of the northern hemisphere, the time of year is nigh for both brilliant fall foliage and its inescapable corollary: the persistent drone of high-powered leaf blowers. This year, however, may be just a little quieter.Leaf blowers aren't just autumn's loudest hardware — they're also hurricanes of pollution. Blowing just one hour's worth of leaves with a gas-powered machine produces about as many smog-forming chemicals as driving 1,100 miles in a Toyota Camry, according to the California Air Resources Board. After years of pressure, those chemical (and audible) impacts are now pushing US municipalitie...
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