We're on The Verge of Breaching a Key Global Warming Limit (www.sciencealert.com)

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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The irony is that the energy we use to post such content, host servers to share such content, and the devices we use to read such content are part of the problem.

Of course that's just a drop in the bucket compared to other technologies. But I think people should look into the energy consumption of Artificial Intelligence and also Crypto Mining...

[-] LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

In general one problem is that we developed strong and decent technology.. but also our hunger for power. That's the huge problem. Now we need to step back and see where we actually can safe energy.

[-] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

YEY!

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