O=C=O<p>AI chip manufacturing derails climate progress in East Asia</p><p>A new report has identified a spike in the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> consumption rates of artificial intelligence (<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>) chip manufacturing by 350% since 2023.</p><p>The research paper, published by <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> East Asia, notes that East <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> bears the brunt of the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateImpact</span></a> of AI chip manufacturing. Asian countries like <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> and South <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Korea</span></a> are leading hubs for <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/semiconductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>semiconductor</span></a> manufacturing but soaring electricity demand is denting <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> targets.</p><p>Semiconductor manufacturing plants in the region are turning to <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> to power their operation. The combined global <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> from AI chip manufacturing in Asia Pacific, particularly South East Asia, could cause the region to miss out on its environmental <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> targets.</p><p><a href="https://coingeek.com/ai-chip-manufacturing-derails-climate-progress-in-east-asia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">coingeek.com/ai-chip-manufactu</span><span class="invisible">ring-derails-climate-progress-in-east-asia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/HighTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighTech</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a></p>