While artificial intelligence (AI) may solve certain sustainability issues in the future, the technology’s environmental footprint is already a topic of much discussion today. To help society bridge ...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has emerged as both a driver of environmental innovation and a notable source of resource consumption. On one hand, digitalisation enables more efficient ...

Diagnosing the environmental sustainability of the internet might seem, at first, like trying to figure out where the molecules of water in your morning cup of coffee originated. Water is constantly ...

Artificial intelligence is fueling a boom in data centers as well as concern about their environmental footprint. Data facilities consume significant electricity and water, especially as demand for ...

Training and using artificial intelligence consumes energy and produces fossil fuel emissions and pollutants. AI has driven significant increases in greenhouse gas emissions from major technology ...