Call for Contributions: #LOCO2026

2nd Low Carbon Computing workshop (10-11 Sept, Lancaster University).

https://lancaster-university.github.io/loco2026/

DEADLINE: 29 May 2026 AoE.

FULLY HYBRID EVENT:

The workshop is either on line or in-person both for speakers and attendees. You can deliver your talk either on line or in person.

The workshop adheres to the LOCO Charter:

https://lancaster-university.github.io/loco2026/charter/

and the LOCO Code of Conduct:

https://lancaster-university.github.io/loco2026/code-of-conduct/

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The discourse on whether "AI" "works" or not misses the point. It frames utility in a very narrow, micro-economic way whereas the actual issues are macro-economic.
Climate change and reliance on fossil fuel are already hurting the global economy. The "AI" hype reinforces the need to keep fossil fuels. In addition, it causes a whole range of other macro-economic harms (see my earlier post https://scholar.social/@wim_v12e/116359082277792450). In that context, whether it "works" or not is irrelevant.

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"Amazon would rather shareholders did not look too closely at carbon footprint"

"With its Climate Pledge, Amazon committed to "net-zero carbon emissions by 2040" and match 100 percent of its electricity use with renewable energy by 2030"

(not including Scope 3 emissions of course, and this "100%" on a grid that is not decarbonised means purely offloading of the emissions to someone else, rather than actually decarbonising.)

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/10/amazon_climate_goals/

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