Companies and governments have in recent years spent heavily on following and enforcing net zero stipulations aimed at reducing or eliminating carbon emissions by mid-century. — Pixabay
LONDON: Researchers are questioning the efforts of companies and governments to achieve so-called net-zero emissions targets while also backing the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), whose emissions are now projected to "far exceed" those of air travel.
"Tech companies’ self-reported global emissions have been growing rapidly – even before the generative AI boom," say University of Cambridge researchers, explaining that the sector will be the source of 8% of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the next decade.
