{"id":39108,"date":"2026-09-22T10:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/?page_id=39108"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T11:11:40","slug":"environmental-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/student\/ai\/understanding-ai\/environmental-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"2.4 AI and Environmental Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39108\" class=\"elementor elementor-39108\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab239c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dab239c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15651b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"15651b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6aed6f9735c4b\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > AI and Environmental Impact<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722830b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"722830b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b447a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b447a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d12638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d12638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Balancing Benefits and Challenges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1af7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1af7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform how we learn, work, solve problems, and tackle global challenges. AI is already being used to support environmental research, improve energy efficiency, optimise transport systems, and help scientists better understand climate and environmental change.<\/p><p>At the same time, AI technologies also have environmental costs. Training and running AI systems requires significant computing power, energy, and infrastructure. As AI becomes more widely used, understanding these impacts is becoming an important part of responsible and informed AI use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba58393 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba58393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11363a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11363a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Does AI Have an Environmental Impact?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449b70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449b70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large AI systems rely on powerful computers and data centres to process and generate responses. These systems require electricity, cooling, storage, and specialised hardware.<\/p><p>The environmental impact of AI can include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-ld_icon_box .elementor-widget-container&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7022c premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de7022c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-widget-ld_icon_box .elementor-widget-container&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9ad5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c9ad5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec63f7d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"ec63f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_ec63f7d\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-wrap align-items-center iconbox-inline\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bolt\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Energy Use <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI systems require electricity to power the servers that process information and generate outputs. As AI adoption increases globally, energy demands are expected to grow significantly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4dce6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f4dce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e21f5b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"8e21f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_8e21f5b\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-wrap align-items-center iconbox-inline\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-water\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Water Consumption <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many data centres use water as part of their cooling systems to prevent equipment from overheating. As demand for AI services increases, water use can also increase.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d87068 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d87068\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb631c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"4cb631c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_4cb631c\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-wrap align-items-center iconbox-inline\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-laptop-code\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Hardware and Infrastructure <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI relies on specialised computing equipment that requires materials, manufacturing, maintenance, and eventual replacement, all of which have environmental implications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131a778 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"131a778\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3cc6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb3cc6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9fca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e9fca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Can Also Support Sustainability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf44688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf44688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While AI has environmental costs, it can also contribute to solutions.<\/p><p>AI is being used to:<\/p><ul><li>Improve energy efficiency.<\/li><li>Support climate and environmental research.<\/li><li>Optimise transport and logistics systems.<\/li><li>Reduce waste through smarter planning.<\/li><li>Monitor ecosystems and environmental change.<\/li><li>Support scientific research addressing global sustainability challenges.<\/li><\/ul><p>This means that discussions about AI and sustainability are often about balancing benefits and impacts rather than viewing AI as entirely positive or negative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6215edd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6215edd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063e0db elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"063e0db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1400 1400&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39112 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Illustration of a Man sitting on hill with laptop\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Sustainable-AI.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Sustainable-AI.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Sustainable-AI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Sustainable-AI-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Sustainable-AI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Sustainable-AI-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/Sustainable-AI-760x760.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c2c74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2c2c74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a883e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a883e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8860767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8860767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using AI Responsibly and Sustainably<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbaee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fbaee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Responsible AI use includes thinking carefully about when and how you use AI tools.\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Consider:<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Does AI add real value to the task?<\/li><li>Am I using AI purposefully to support learning, creativity, or problem-solving?<\/li><li>Could I achieve the same outcome without repeatedly generating unnecessary outputs?<\/li><li>Am I making informed decisions about the technologies I use?<\/li><\/ul><p>Being thoughtful about your use of AI is part of becoming a responsible digital citizen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652f32f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"652f32f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba842f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eba842f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0274a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e0274a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI, Society and the Future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe47455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe47455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As AI continues to develop, governments, organisations, universities, and technology companies are increasingly considering how the benefits of AI can be balanced with ethical, social, and environmental responsibilities. Discussions about sustainability are becoming an important part of wider conversations about responsible AI development and use.<\/p><p>As a student, you do not need to become an expert in environmental science or AI infrastructure. However, understanding that digital technologies have real-world impacts can help you make more informed choices about how you engage with AI throughout your studies and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e4197 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76e4197\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eeed08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eeed08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI and Sustainability Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d14889 elementor-widget 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