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Silicon Valley technologists' wildly optimistic predictions about AI's potential role in tackling the climate crisis underscore the need for a nuanced approach.
relying on such promises is risky, given data centers' massive carbon footprint.
Instead of asking whether AI can help us achieve climate goals, we should ensure that energy- and resource-hungry data centers do not push the planet past environmental tipping points.
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Silicon Valley technologists' wildly optimistic predictions about AI's potential role in tackling the climate crisis underscore the need for a nuanced approach.relying on such promises is risky,...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Greentown Labs has secured more than $4 million in funding from key partners across Massachusetts and Texas.The organization welcomes Georgina Campbell Flatter as its new Chief Executive Officer...more
As our climate becomes increasingly extreme, communities and cities worldwide are grappling with the need to adapt and build resilience against severe and frequent hazards.Villa Botania offers...more
The Clean Technology Fund or CTF is one of the two funds within CIF and a key multilateral sources of climate finance.CTF has financed innovative technologies and clean energy projects, delivering...more
Simon Ducroquet has been promoted to visual enterprise editor for the Climate and Environment Department.In his new role, Simon will oversee cutting-edge journalism that employs data analysis and...more
AXA launches Climate Studio, a creative agency merging science and strategy to help businesses communicate sustainability and accelerate climate action.The Climate Studio is designed to help...more
The Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change is set to become a driving force in sustainability.The Institute will work closely with local, national, and global partners, including the West of...more
The Trump administration has taken dozens of executive actions.The actions are likely to have immediate effects on businesses and to create opportunities for legal challenges.Legal battles over...more
Environmental science majors study the science behind environmental challenges like climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction.An urban studies major focuses on the design and management of...more
Noha Nabil founded her eponymous brand in the UAE during the pandemic and has since seen it grow multifold.She praised the strong support and nurturing environment the country provided."There are...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Why This Book Needs to be Read By Every Social Entrepreneur
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, a 1970s book by author Paulo Freire, envisions a world not as a given reality, but as “a problem to be worked on and solved.” That mentality is often applied to the greatest social entrepreneurs.