Research suggest data centers will emit 2.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas by 2030

A report from Morgan Stanley suggests the datacenter industry is on track to emit 2.5 billion tons by 2030, which is three times higher than the predictions if generative AI had not come into play.

The extra demand from GenAI will reportedly lead to a rise in emissions from 200 million tons this year to 600 million tons by 2030, thanks largely to the construction of more data centers to keep up with the demand for cloud services.

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
    81·
    2 months ago

    When I think “AI will end humanity” I was thinking a sort of Skynet type deal, not… this. Sigh.

    • ampersandcastles@lemmy.mlEnglish
      75·
      2 months ago

      Oh, this isn’t it. Capitalists have been doing this long before AI. Which is why I don’t understand why people are attacking AI so hard, tbh.

      • msage@programming.dev
        11·
        2 months ago

        It’s just a proxy hate.

        Just like crypto before that.

        Or any other crazy bullshit the elite drops bags of money on instead of anything reasonable.