Data centres and AI at COP31
October 28, 2026 5:03 pmOctober 2026 Context AI and data centres are becoming more and more prominent in climate discussions and, building on […]
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NVIDIA’s greenwashing of AI climate benefits masks 725% surge in emissions – new report
September 17, 2026 12:50 pmA new, independent analysis of NVIDIA’s own climate reports reveals that the emissions relating to the supply chain of chip manufacturing, key for AI expansion, have exploded by 725% since 2020. The report estimates for the first time downstream use of NVIDIA’s sold chips. This could be up to 21 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2025, nearly twice their supply chain emissions and on par with the product-use emissions of state-owned Russian coal.
Majority of Europeans polled want rules to limit new data centres’ impacts on energy, water and economy
October 27, 2025 10:02 amPeople see untethered data centre growth as a threat to Europe’s energy and water security, and want Big Tech to […]
PLUGGING IN AND MAXING OUT: how data centres could drain Europe’s power supplies and threaten climate action
December 4, 2024 12:01 amBerlin, 27 November 2024 — As the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Global Conference on Energy and AI approaches (December 4-5, […]
Europeans agree: Time to Put Limits on Big Tech Data Centres
October 27, 2025 10:00 amA staggering majority of respondents in a polling commissioned by Beyond Fossil Fuels and conducted by Savanta in five European […]