Comment on Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see

lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The visualization of the data, while interesting and informative, is created by pooping out a shitload more carbon. So it’s like Leo using a private jet to fly to COP to tell everyone to fly less.

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  • Nurgle@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Aside from Googles claims that they’re carbon neutral and only use/purchase renewable, how much carbon is this going to create?

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    • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, Google aint carbon neutral. That’s greenwashing. Good question though about the carbon emissions. I don’t have any data to draw on, but it would be some kind of function of how many PCs/server racks are responsible for processing the data.

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      • hedgehog@ttrpg.network ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Carbon credits are fake.

        Carbon credits should instead be a tax - one that every major corporation has to pay based off their carbon emissions, and the funds should be used exclusively to fund renewable energy sources, renewable goods manufacturing, and to repair the damage done by traditional fuels.

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      • redfox@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        They’ll need to start consuming all that extra electricity to power LLMs to analyze climate change data🤔

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      • danc4498@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Soon they’ll be selling methane credits to the oil companies.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So it’s like Leo using a private jet to fly to COP

    No. It’s like Leo using a cheap little 20 lb drone to find a BP oil rig explosion, report it back to the company, and tell them to plug the leak.

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