Why it matters

Sustainability is corporate + regulatory concern. Understanding shapes green AI.

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The architecture

Energy = compute × time × PUE.

Carbon = energy × grid intensity.

Carbon footprint driversCompute energyGPU × timeDatacenter PUEcooling overheadGrid intensityregion-dependentGreen energy regions (Nordic, hydro) can 10x cut carbon per GPU-hour
Sustainability inputs.
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How it works end to end

Choose green regions.

Efficient training: fewer epochs, smaller models where OK.

Efficient inference: quantization, batching.

Measure: kgCO2 per experiment.