Research suggest data centers will emit 2.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas by 2030

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20289663

A report from Morgan Stanley suggests the datacenter industry is on track to emit 2.5 billion tons by 2030, which is three times higher than the predictions if generative AI had not come into play.

The extra demand from GenAI will reportedly lead to a rise in emissions from 200 million tons this year to 600 million tons by 2030, thanks largely to the construction of more data centers to keep up with the demand for cloud services.

  • alienanimals@lemmy.worldEnglish
    74·
    2 months ago

    “The only way to interpret statistics is with a healthy dose of skepticism and a thorough understanding of their context.”

    While people in this thread jump at the opportunity for this slice of statistics to affirm their confirmation biases, intelligent people will ask what the total carbon dioxide output looks like by comparison.

    • Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      63·
      2 months ago

      Can’t be logical here. This is a topic that’s like discussing immigration with Republicans.