How AI Quietly Drives Climate Change
About this episode
This episode explores the hidden environmental costs of our digital lives and the impact of AI on climate change.
In this Earth Day episode, I pull back the curtain on the hidden environmental cost of our digital lives. From streaming videos and sending emails to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, I explore how the internet, often perceived as clean and intangible, is powered by massive, energy-hungry infrastructure that relies heavily on fossil fuels. I walk through the surprising math behind data centers, AI energy consumption, and e-waste, while challenging the narrative that tech is inherently sustainable. This episode isn't about guilt, it's about awareness, accountability, and asking better questions about the future we're building. What You'll Learn Why the internet produces 2–4% of global carbon emissions , rivaling the aviation industry How data centers consume massive amounts of electricity, enough to power millions of homes The hidden carbon cost of everyday actions like streaming, emailing, and searching online The environmental trade-offs of moving our lives online Whether AI is actually helping fight climate change, or making it worse What policies and systemic changes could meaningfully reduce tech's environmental impact How to think critically about digital…
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