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Global warming will increase crop yields in Global North, but reduce them in Global South

bne IntelliNews October 14, 2024

Global warming will increase crop yields in the Global North, largely thanks to increased “carbon fertilisation” and temperature increases towards the optimal for growing crops, but will decrease it in the Global South.

AI will be a major source of GHGs by 2030, says Morgan Stanley

bne IntelliNews September 5, 2024

Energy ravenous AI data centres are set to become a major source of GHGs emissions by 2030 as the number of server farms needed to run the artificial intelligence services is set to expand exponentially over the next two and half decades.

Hundreds of millions on verge of starvation, billions more undernourished as Climate Crisis droughts take their toll

Ben Aris in Berlin September 3, 2024

The Climate Crisis is depressing crop yields and fuelling a growing global hunger crisis that has already reached "unprecedented proportions," with between 3.1bn and 4.2bn people now unable to afford a healthy diet.

IMF: Carbon emissions from AI and crypto are surging and tax policy can help

Shafik Hebous economist for the IMF, Nate Vernon-Lin economist for the IMF August 16, 2024

What do crypto assets and artificial intelligence have in common? Both are power hungry and that is increasing emissions.

US lab invents a Fremen-tech water harvester

bne IntelliNews August 13, 2024

An American lab has developed “Fremen-like” technology that can extract moisture from the air even in a desert.

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