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Big Tech used to make glib promises about sustainability and moving towards a greener future. But today, Google is using more energy than ever—they added one New Zealand's worth of energy consumption between this year and last.

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SoftBank (a Japanese tech firm) is building a 9.2 gigawatt gas power plant - enough energy to power the entire country of Nigeria. Why the sudden burst of energy use? You guessed it: AI 🫠

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@alixdunn.com sat down with @ketanjoshi.co, an independent climate writer who tracks the climate impact of data centers and AI. Ketan breaks down how Big Tech’s bet on AI is single-handedly keeping the fossil fuel industry alive—while killing our dreams of a sustainable energy grid. Listen here:

themaybe.orgThe Climate Cost of AI Prophecies: How Data Centers Fuel Big Fossil w/ Ketan JoshiKetan Joshi explains how we got from facilities that drew the power of a suburb to facilities that consume as much electricity as Nigeria’s entire power grid.