Gerry McGovern on Nostr: "Tech and AI are changing the climate equation. Greenhouse gas emissions from some of ...
"Tech and AI are changing the climate equation. Greenhouse gas emissions from some of the largest tech companies have already risen by about 50% in five years. Their electricity consumption has more than doubled. Some analysis suggests emissions from Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official tallies."
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/tech-ai-are-changing-climate-equation-worseBig Tech is an environment destroyer. A devourer. It's appetite is doubling, doubling.
Why?
Greed.
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