{"id":4445,"date":"2024-09-06T12:50:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:06:17","slug":"ai-surge-to-drive-2-5b-tons-of-co2-emissions-from-data-centers-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/ai-surge-to-drive-2-5b-tons-of-co2-emissions-from-data-centers-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"AI surge to drive 2.5B tons of CO2 emissions from data centers by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nvhps-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nvhps-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-39\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 m-auto w-full md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d0e855e3-68a9-4c2f-97c1-45dba18e5840\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Morgan Stanley forecasts that global data centers will emit 2.5 billion tons of CO2 by 2030, fueled by the growing demand for generative AI. This surge in emissions is three times higher than a scenario without AI. As a result, companies are turning to decarbonization technologies like carbon capture and reforestation to meet their 2030 carbon neutrality goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent w-full\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"text-base px-3 md:px-4 m-auto w-full md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<form class=\"w-full\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"radix-:r2:\" data-state=\"closed\">\n<div class=\"relative flex h-full max-w-full flex-1 flex-col\">\n<div class=\"group relative flex w-full items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1.5 rounded-[26px] p-1.5 transition-colors bg-[#f4f4f4] dark:bg-token-main-surface-secondary\">\n<div class=\"flex items-end gap-1.5 md:gap-2\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Stanley forecasts that global data centers will emit 2.5 billion tons of CO2 by 2030, fueled by the growing demand for generative AI. 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