Photo by Chris LeBoutillier  on Unsplash Technological advances paint a promising picture: a smarter, cleaner and more efficient future, but what if the very thing supposedly changing the world for the ‘better’ is draining the lifeblood of the climate fight – energy itself. Artificial intelligence is neither clean nor sustainable. It is not a weightless, frictionless entity but a costly development, paid through damage to the environment. Behind every ‘intelligent’ model is an energy hungry...

Photo by Kelly Sikkema  on Unsplash We talk so often about the consequences of climate change; melting ice caps, wildfires and rising seas, explaining changes in degrees, targets, timelines and risk curves. But what of ecological grief? What about the psychological impact of the loss of the world we know? Something is lost already, and it’s not a hypothetical scenario. It’s obvious in the loss of landscapes once loved, trusted seasons, and assumed stable futures. It feels appropriate to...

Photo by Daniil Komov  on Unsplash It’s not a lie that humanity loves a quick fix; efficiency is a driving force in most modes of life, in business, in leadership and our day to day routines. Do more with less, limit waste and maximise output. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping our view of efficiency, especially from an environmental standpoint, but do faster results combat the extremities of energy drained by using AI? Recent research questions this and the answer is simple – efficiency...