Europe should focus on sustainable chip production as sector emissions rise

> Hess said it was not clear if Europe should continue pursuing cutting-edge production.

> "If the EU wants to double down on cutting-edge chip production, this will significantly affect the climate and environment (given these chips have much higher emissions and energy consumption) per wafer," she said.

I think this article is very interesting solely for doubting whether Europe should continue pursuing chip production. Of course it should. The point about significantly affecting the climate and environment is questionable. Compared to industries like shipping, chip production plays only a minor role in the climate and the environment. Even more, the idea that cutting-edge chips are more polluting as the article suggests is even more absurd, since cutting-edge chips of course have a lower energy use over their lifetime.

It really makes me wonder who is paying for this article. And I think it's good if we critically discuss "technological" articles like this.

Why would Europe focus on that? In terms of global competition and critical technologies, it would make sense to focus just on advancing their capabilities rather than these secondary activist things.