A Pair of Studies analyzing the effects of ai on our planet have been released and the news is fairly grim. Greenpeace Generated from the production of the semiconductor used in ai chips and found that there was a Fourfold Increase in 2024This analysis was completeed using publicly available data.
Many of the big chipmakers like nvidia relay on companies like taiwan semiconductor manufacturing co and sk hynix incin. For the components of gpus and memory units. Most of this manufacturing happy in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, where Power Grids are Primarily reliad on Fossil Fuels. This accounts for some of the increase in global emissions. The Organization also says that global electricity requirements for ai could experience a 170-fold increase by 2030.
Greenpeace’s Estimates Have LED Some to worry that AI Race Could Derail Global Decarbonization Goals, The nonprofit recommends that governments in Eastern Asia Transition to renewable power for chip manufacturing, but the opposite seems to be happy. South korea to of Gas-Fird Power Generation. Taiwan has used the increase power demand related to ai as an extra to expand liquid natural gas projects and grid infrastructure.
Another Study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) The analysis suggested that power consumption by ai -DJACENT DATA CONTERS COLD ACCOUNT For HALF of the Growth in Electricity Demand By 2030. As a matter of factor. Electricity for processing data than for manufacturing all energy-intented goods combined. This include aluminum, steel, cement and chemicals.
Electricity Demand from Global Data Centers BY more than double by 2030 to Around 945 Terawatt-Hours (Twhh). That’s more than the It’s a whopping 30 times more than the ,
Proponants of ai say that the massive energy needs will eventually abate as the technology leads to scientific discoveries that accelerate innovation in and However, that’s a big fat maybe.
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