The carbon footprint of ICT is rising despite the urgent need to decarbonise society and to stay within planetary boundaries. The operational and embodied carbon emissions from ICT are already estimated to contribute between 2 to 3 percent of the global emissions and new technologies such as AI is driving overall growth in data centre demand, which globally rivals that of entire nations.
I put in a paper for #loco2026 (deadline 29 May EOA)
"Estimating the growth in emissions from AI data centres"
https://lancaster-university.github.io/loco2026/
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#LOCO2026 is not purely for academics:
We invite researchers and practitioners across research areas and application domains to take part and contribute to our workshop.
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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Cayetano Santos
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