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Same AI request emits ten times more CO2 in Texas than Sweden
Original: New open-source method shows the same AI request emits ten times more CO₂ in Texas than in Sweden
The Stockholm Environment Institute has released a new open-source method showing that an identical AI request can emit ten times more carbon dioxide when processed in Texas compared with Sweden. The difference comes down to how electricity is generated in each location, with fossil-heavy grids producing far higher emissions per query than low-carbon Swedish power.
Why now: The tool quantifies how the location of AI computing dramatically changes its climate footprint, a topic of growing concern as AI use surges.
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- New open-source method shows the same AI request emits ten times more CO₂ in Texas than in Sweden · Stockholm Environment Institute
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