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Exploring AI's carbon footprint: The surprising potential of technology as a climate change solution

AI’s carbon footprint is a double-edged sword: it both accelerates climate solutions and fuels fossil fuel inefficiencies. New tech cuts emissions via grid optimization and GHG tracking, but AI’s energy use in oil/gas sectors risks undermining progress. Developers must weigh AI’s climate trade-offs as sustainability becomes a core AI governance challenge.

ET CIO·Oct 15, 2026

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