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Environmental cost of artificial intelligence: carbon, water and land footprints

Aria Farsi, Tshilidzi Marwala, Kaveh Madani

This report examines the environmental footprints of the energy required to power artificial intelligence's (AI’s) rapid expansion. It frames AI’s environmental footprint as a governance and justice challenge, not only a technical problem. The benefits of AI often flow across borders and sectors, while the environmental burdens can be concentrated in specific communities and regions.
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Australia's global fossil fuel carbon footprint


This report analyses the global carbon footprint from Australia's exported fossil fuels, especially coal and gas; exports that are set to continue at the same level through to 2035, threatening the 1.5˚C warming limit.
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Boosting voluntary climate action in Aotearoa New Zealand


This paper proposes an innovative two-track system aimed at scaling up voluntary climate action to help Aotearoa New Zealand meet its Paris Agreement targets – or mitigate beyond the targets.
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Building efficiency for jobs and growth


Around the world, there are many examples of governments using energy efficient building programs to support the bounce back from major economic crises.
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Lean construction: evaluation of waste and carbon footprint in construction project

The purpose of this research was to find causes, impact analysis, and possible mitigation of waste and carbon footprint in the construction project. Results show the causes of waste were dominated by worker factors while the main causes of waste in the design phase were client requests, DED changes and complexity, and design errors.