AI bit barns grow climate emergency by turning up the gas

Companies talk renewables while firing up gas turbines as fast as they can
Bit barns need a lot of power to operate and, as hyperscalers look for ways to generate it, they are adding more dirty energy in the form of new gas turbines. One estimate says that these new power sources could add another 44 million tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by 2030, equivalent to the annual emissions of 10 million private cars.…The RegisterRead More