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AI’s Impact on the Environment, Explained
Training and using artificial intelligence consumes energy and produces fossil fuel emissions and pollutants. AI has driven significant increases in greenhouse gas emissions from major technology companies and data centers, representing 0.6% of total global greenhouse gas emissions since 2020. For example, research has shown that a typical ChatGPT query...
AI’s Impact on the Environment, Explained
Claims about AI's environmental cost circulated following the Los Angeles wildfires in early 2025. Aerial view of a data center owned by Google on October 9, 2024. (Image courtesy of Getty Images) ");}else if(is_tablet()){slot_number++;document.write("");} Training and using artificial intelligence consumes energy and produces fossil fuel emissions and pollutants. AI has...
Plastic Pollution: A Growing Threat to Bangladesh’s Environment
Plastic pollution has emerged as a critical environmental issue in Bangladesh, exacerbated by rapid urbanization, inadequate waste management infrastructure, and a lack of widespread recycling practices. With increasing plastic waste generation, especially in urban centers like Dhaka and Chattogram, the country faces dire environmental and health consequences. As the problem...
The Biggest Tech and Environmental Issues to Watch in 2025
When it comes to technology, lawmakers will be dealing with problems both new and old: Social media continues to face public critique for its effect on children's' mental health, while the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence are just starting to come into view. Meanwhile, regulatory agencies are continuing to...
Xi Jinping urges further opening-up ahead of Trump inauguration
Published: 2:00pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 5:16pm, 16 Jan 2025 China’s leadership has called for institutional opening-up and efforts to build a “world-class” business environment this year as Beijing strives to rekindle confidence and growth, convince foreign firms to remain onshore and keep goods flowing as external shocks loom. Advertisement The...
Window to stop decline of England’s nature closing fast, watchdog says
The window to stop the decline of England’s nature is swiftly closing, the environmental watchdog has said, as its latest report finds that the government is falling short on most of its targets to improve the environment. Some of Labour’s actions, however, including setting up a water commission and writing...