Carbon Emissions

More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’
AI

More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’

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December 2, 2025
A person checks his mobile phone as farmers burn crop residue after harvest near Bundelkhand expressway in India, on Nov. 17, 2024.
Energy

UN sees the world entering ‘extremely dangerous’ climate era as CO2 spikes by the most in the history of human civilization

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October 15, 2025
Brineworks wind plant.
Energy

Exclusive: Climate-tech startup Brineworks raises $5.87 million

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September 19, 2025
Data Center Alley in Sterling, Virginia
Newsletters

Accenture warns AI’s carbon emissions could surge 11-fold. But Big Tech’s still racing to build—and not slow down for sustainability

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July 3, 2025
Ocean technology startup that sold 200,000 carbon credits faces scientists’ doubts: ‘Trust us, it sinks’
Innovation

Ocean technology startup that sold 200,000 carbon credits faces scientists’ doubts: ‘Trust us, it sinks’

By Helen Wieffering and The Associated Press
July 3, 2025
Elon Musk-backed XPRIZE just doled out $100 million to carbon-removal startups as DOGE cuts funding to science-based agencies
Environment

Elon Musk-backed XPRIZE just doled out $100 million to carbon-removal startups as DOGE cuts funding to science-based agencies

By Tammy Webber and The Associated Press
April 23, 2025
Asia will lead the way on carbon pricing. Companies need to be prepared
Commentary

Asia will lead the way on carbon pricing. Companies need to be prepared

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February 28, 2025
Patagonia CEO: The ‘energy emergency’ is disingenuous—and we’re wasting time not addressing the real threat
Commentary

Patagonia CEO: The ‘energy emergency’ is disingenuous—and we’re wasting time not addressing the real threat

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January 24, 2025
man looking at ChatGPT on the computer
Tech

ChatGPT produces the same amount of CO2 emissions as 260 flights from New York City to London each month, study finds

By Tech Brew and Tricia Crimmins
January 21, 2025
Pekka Lundmark is the president and CEO of Nokia.
Commentary

Nokia CEO: Making AI greener starts with smarter data center design 

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January 17, 2025
Memphis warns it may not be able to power Elon Musk’s lofty ‘Colossus’ supercomputer expansion plans
Tech

Memphis warns it may not be able to power Elon Musk’s lofty ‘Colossus’ supercomputer expansion plans

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January 8, 2025
The path to net zero that doesn’t punish consumers, businesses, or politicians
Commentary

The path to net zero that doesn’t punish consumers, businesses, or politicians

By Rich Lesser and Feike Sijbesma
January 6, 2025
An EasyJet Plc passenger aircraft at London Southend Airport in Southend-on-Sea, UK, on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Environment

EasyJet removes paint from planes to offset equivalent of a 27-kg suitcase of CO2

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January 3, 2025
Woman scrolling on her phone sitting under a tree
Environment

Doomscrolling has reportedly made TikTok’s annual carbon footprint almost the same as the entire country of Greece

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December 13, 2024
COP29 reveals world’s most polluting states and provinces are all in China—except for one U.S. exception
Environment

COP29 reveals world’s most polluting states and provinces are all in China—except for one U.S. exception

By Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu and The Associated Press
November 15, 2024

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