Bridgestone has said it will sell Mexico Carbon Manufacturing to Cabot of the United States for about $70 million as part of the Japanese tire-maker's efforts to restructure its carbon black business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/companies/bridgestone-carbon-black-biz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bridgestone #mexico #carbon
New Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to stop the loss of pasture to fast-spreading pine plantations, which earn government subsidies to soak up carbon emissions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/28/sustainability/new-zealand-pine-forests-sheep/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #newzealand #forests #sheep #climatechange #emissions #carbon #environment
Private companies are rushing into risky, profit-driven geoengineering projects to fight climate change without clear regulations, raising fears of dangerous unintended consequences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/06/world/geoengineerings-risks-need-to-be-studied/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #carbon #pollution
The heat wave searing Europe is making a compelling case for one of the most ambitious climate targets ever set by Brussels. Many in the European Union, however, have yet to be convinced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/02/climate-change/europe-climate-eu-2040-goal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #europe #climatechange #eu #carbon #emissions
Ulrike Hahn
boosted
#ClimateChange and #energy
We did the math on #AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The #emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
The latest reports show that 4.4% of all the energy in the #US now goes toward #datacenters. The #carbon intensity of #electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/
#ClimateChange and #energy
We did the math on #AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The #emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
The latest reports show that 4.4% of all the energy in the #US now goes toward #datacenters. The #carbon intensity of #electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/