Joona JApr 23
Ars Technica
Greenhouse gases from data center boom could outpace entire nations
Plants from OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Microsoft could emit more than 129M tons annually.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/greenhouse-gases-from-data-center-boom-could-outpace-entire-nations/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Apr 23 at 2:52pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadAnthropyApr 23

@arstechnica I so intensely loathe that the governments (mostly USA honestly) are just approving things like those gas turbines, there's zero need for that, all of these developments could've been done sustainably but shareholders, corrupt companies, and corrupt governments, are all ruining this.

I'm glad not every company in the sector is like this, but I totally get why people are angry about the whole sector when shit like this constantly happens

Show threadToni AittoniemiApr 23
@arstechnica AI is fucking ecocide. Setting the planet on fire for ”progress” is not sci-fi, it is dystopia. I’m ashamed to even know how this technology works, and for having ever worked in the tech industry. For fuck’s sake!
Show threadEndicottRoad59Apr 23
@arstechnica And this fact is one of the reasons so many cities, counties and states are opposed to them.
Show threadJigenApr 23
@arstechnica That's a potential 2% increase to US emissions.