Report · 2026
Environmental Cost of AI's Energy Use: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints
United Nations University (UNU-INWEH)
Summary
A UNU-INWEH collection examining the carbon, water and land footprints of AI's energy consumption through multiple research contributions.
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