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Organisations are increasingly aware of the environmental footprint of Gen AI, but most aren’t able to address it alone

Envirotec Magazine

A new report, Developing sustainable Gen AI, published on 14 January, appears to show that generative AI has a significant and growing negative environmental impact. However, many organizations are failing to appropriately track this growing footprint, says the Capgemini Research Institute, which is jeopardizing their ESG objectives.

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us. A radical increase in available carbon emissions data may be just around the corner. Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. Ian Kearney. Tue, 02/09/2021 - 02:00.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. You can download the entire report here.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. You can download the entire report here.

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10 Solar and Storage Trends for 2021

GreenTechMedia

Barry Cinnamon is CEO of California's Cinnamon Energy Systems. As businesses and employees consider the long-term benefits of continued at-home working, the demand for inexpensive and reliable behind the meter energy supplies is likely to be even higher in 2021. Buildings will be designed to be carbon negative.

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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept

GreenBiz

The nuances of all the various adjectives and descriptors that are used to describe climate action — from "science-based" to "net zero" to "carbon negative" — are enough to make heads spin, especially for those who spend their professional lives worrying about how to communicate these concepts. Offsetting versus insetting.

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So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

GreenTechMedia

So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices. And they consume fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane to power furnaces, boilers, and water heaters.