Greenpeace: emissions from AI chip production grew 357% in 2024, driven by a heavy reliance on fossil fuels, outpacing a 351% rise in electricity consumption
Aaron Clark / Bloomberg :
A study of tech suppliers' decarbonization efforts: Intel, Foxconn, Luxshare, Samsung, and TSMC's emissions rose from 2020 to 2022; Foxconn and Samsung got a D+
The global consumer electronics market generated approximately US$1,052 billion … X: @greenpeaceeasia : BREAKING: @Samsung received the lowest score in the semiconductor category of Greenpeace's elect...
Despite climate pledges by US tech giants, Greenpeace finds key supplies for Amazon, Microsoft, Google, HP, and others remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels
Bloomberg :
Greenpeace and other groups are running ads in the NYT, WSJ, and others, funded by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, highlighting bitcoin's environmental impact
Consortium launches effort advocating changes to the cryptocurrency's code — A consortium of environmental groups launched …
Google says it won't “build custom AI/ML algorithms to facilitate upstream extraction in the oil and gas industry”, after new Greenpeace report on Big Oil ties
How Tech Companies are Helping Big Oil Profit … Sam Shead / CNBC : Google plans to stop making A.I. tools for oil and gas firms Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica : Google pledges not to make custom softwa...
Days after Greenpeace dings Amazon's “dirty cloud” in report the company disputes, Amazon debuts initiative to make half of its shipments carbon neutral by 2030
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Greenpeace clean energy report: Apple, Facebook, Google top list, all scoring “A"s; Baidu and Tencent trail pack with “F"s
Apple has earned the title of greenest tech company in the world for the third year in a row, according to a new report from environmental organization Greenpeace.
Greenpeace report highlights Apple's investment in renewables, finds streaming video from Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu is driving energy usage higher
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