L4sBotFeb 15, 2024

Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see

https://lemmy.world/post/11988042

Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see - Lemmy.World

Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see::Google will use satellite data, AI, and its computing power to map methane emissions around the globe. The transparency marks a new era in climate accountability.

Show threadlolcatnipFeb 15, 2024
Cane here to see how people were gonna spin this as a bad thing. Was not disappointed.
Show threaddangblingusFeb 15, 2024
The visualization of the data, while interesting and informative, is created by pooping out a shitload more carbon. So it’s like Leo using a private jet to fly to COP to tell everyone to fly less.
Show threadNurgle
Aside from Googles claims that they’re carbon neutral and only use/purchase renewable, how much carbon is this going to create?
Feb 15, 2024 at 7:40pmWeb
Show threaddangblingusFeb 15, 2024
Yeah, Google aint carbon neutral. Carbon credits are fake. You can’t pay another country to add your emissions to theirs and say that you’re neutral. That’s greenwashing. Good question though about the carbon emissions. I don’t have any data to draw on, but it would be some kind of function of how many PCs/server racks are responsible for processing the data.
Show threadhedgehogFeb 15, 2024

Carbon credits are fake.

Carbon credits should instead be a tax - one that every major corporation has to pay based off their carbon emissions, and the funds should be used exclusively to fund renewable energy sources, renewable goods manufacturing, and to repair the damage done by traditional fuels.

Show threaddanc4498Feb 16, 2024
Soon they’ll be selling methane credits to the oil companies.
Show threadRedFoxFeb 16, 2024
They’ll need to start consuming all that extra electricity to power LLMs to analyze climate change data🤔