What's the environmental impact of an AI query? A definitive directory
All the energy, water and emissions data shared by Big Tech and nonprofits to date.
There is currently no consensus on the environmental impact of AI – but until one emerges, this guide gathers all the water use, power consumption and emissions data shared by tech firms, nonprofits and the International Energy Agency in one place.
This is an evolving directory of all the sources that have shared AI environmental impact data so far, along with the specific information they shared. It’s meant to help readers navigate this complex environment, where each company uses a different framework to calculate emissions and green operations (GreenOps) experts question every single claim – while nonprofits warn that it will take time to come up with a definitive number.
