> Electricity sources and CO2 emissions
I love that they included this in their consideration and pointed out the impact running these GPUs has on the environment.
I love that they included this in their consideration and pointed out the impact running these GPUs has on the environment.
Iceland seems to have an excess of energy to population and it's very green.
whats the point ?
Yes, the present CO2 output is a planet wide-catastrophe. No, your little "contribution" can't change that - if you don't buy cheap coal energy, someone will, etc. Strong state regulation forcing a decrease in total CO2 output with no exceptions is the only force that could save us in the near term (and I'm not holding my breath here but I had to say that). All your "market" and "choice" solutions are burning up like the California vegetation.
> if you don't buy cheap coal energy, someone will
No, not if everyone starts asking for clean energy instead. There isn't an infinite number of people, at some point demand for clean energy will make it unattractive to offer dirty energy.
[1] https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/12/16/buying-stuff-dr...
The correct way to move from the sub-optimal equilibrium to a better one is via global action i.e. changing the rules of the game. In the real world that means state level actions as GP talks about.
But I do agree with your implicit point that we should be emphasizing renewable generation instead of energy rationing.