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Climate groups say NVIDIA hides emissions while touting AI's climate benefits

Eight organizations release report claiming NVIDIA's supply chain emissions grew 725% since 2020 and downstream chip use could emit 21 million tonnes CO2 in 2025.

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What to know

  • Eight climate and environmental groups released a report alleging NVIDIA obscures emissions data while promoting AI as climate-beneficial.
  • Supply chain emissions grew 725% since 2020; downstream chip use could emit 21 million tonnes CO2 in 2025, nearly double supply chain emissions.
  • NVIDIA will supply hardware to a potential US fossil-fuelled data centre that could emit ~20 million tonnes CO2 annually.

NVIDIA Subject of climate emissions reportKetan Joshi Report co-author

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  1. background

    Report details downstream emissions and fossil fuel data centre supply — The report provides specific findings: downstream emissions from NVIDIA chips sold in 2025 could equal nearly twice the company's supply chain emissions, and NVIDIA will supply hardware to what may become the planet's largest fossil-fuelled data centre in the US, which could emit around 20 million tonnes CO2 annually.

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    Eight groups release climate critique of NVIDIA's emissions record

    A coalition of eight environmental organizations published a report claiming NVIDIA hides key climate data while promoting AI as beneficial for the climate. The report estimates NVIDIA's supply chain emissions grew 725% since 2020, and downstream use of NVIDIA chips could emit up to 21 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025.

    “NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate.”
    — Ketan Joshi (report co-author)
    • ketanjoshi.co

      HEY EVERYONE - NEW REPORT!!! NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate. We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record:

      ketanjoshi.coBluesky8d ago1.1k▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • civodul@toot.aquilenet.fr

      “In a new report, we find NVIDIA, a beneficiary of the AI boom, has seen its supply chain emissions grow 725% since 2020.” “We estimate […] emissions from the ‘downstream’ use of NVIDIA’s sold chips. This could be up to 21 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2025, nearly twice their supply chain emissions” “NVIDIA will supply hardware…

      civodul@toot.aquilenet.frMastodon7d ago12▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • baldur@toot.cafe

      “NVIDIA'S AI Climate hoax” https:// ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/nvidi as-ai-climate-hoax-report/ > With that in mind, we produced our own conservative estimate, finding that the climate impact from 2025’s use of NVIDIA’S AI products is on par with the state-owned Russian Coal company.

      baldur@toot.cafeMastodon7d ago5▲view on Mastodon ↗
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