Lots of very valid concern recently about the effect of AI on climate. But one silver lining is that climate tech investment is on the up as a result of this AI boom.
For nuclear, geothermal and grid infrastructure, money that’s been hard to find for years is suddenly flowing. This could be a great chance for climate tech to scale faster.
But a lot of the power actually going live right now to feed AI is gas. Nuclear and geothermal plants take years to build unlike gas plants. So we are funding a long-term clean fix and the short-term emissions problem at the same time.
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