Adam Elman

Measuring the environmental impact of AI inference | Google Cloud Blog A methodology for measuring the energy, emissions, and water impact of Gemini prompts shines a light on the environmental impact of AI inference.

New Google data shows that a median Gemini text prompt uses the energy equivalent of watching TV for a little less than 9 seconds ⚡ and about five drops of water 💧 Learn more ⤵️
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🐅 Google has released SpeciesNet, an open-source AI model that's revolutionising how we monitor biodiversity. 📸

🤯 This incredible tool can identify animal species from camera trap photos, helping biologists streamline their work and make informed conservation decisions.
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🇪🇺 Cost of living and environment are the main concerns of young people in the EU 🌍

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A global poll of 500 chief financial officers has revealed that most believe sustainability is a value driver rather than a cost burden.

📈 9 in 10 plan to increase net investment in environmental sustainability this year.

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For anyone seeking new opportunities in #sustainability or #esg, here's my latest list of job openings. Please share widely with your network 👇

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How Much of the World’s Plastic Waste Actually Gets Recycled?

A sobering info-graphic from the team at @visualcap.bsky.social

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The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 is out!

📈 It highlights that the green transition is a major driver of job growth

🌍 And emphasises the importance of sustainability skills, with 47% of employers expecting climate change adaptation to drive significant changes

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Adam Elman on LinkedIn: The year now ends, its chapter closed, but impact careers rise and grow… The year now ends, its chapter closed, but impact careers rise and grow. Sustainability and ESG calls, to mend, restore, and give their all My last roundup of…

My last job round up of 2024. Wishing everyone a peaceful and sustainable 2025 www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-e...

President Biden / US pledges at least 61% emissions reduction by 2035 in NDC update

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⚡ Google and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners sign 250MW wind Power Purchase Agreement in the Netherlands, providing Google with renewable energy for its Dutch operations - a major milestone towards its ambition to operate on 24/7 Carbon Free Energy

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Our new deal to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by crushing rocks We’re purchasing 200,000 tons of carbon removal credits from enhanced rock weathering (ERW) startup Terradot to be delivered by the early 2030s.

Excited to share Google's new partnership with carbon removal startup Terradot to help catalyse, accelerate and scale their enhanced rock weathering approach and bring us closer to a net zero future 👏 Learn more: blog.google/outreach-ini...

😲 Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record 😲

I'm not sure why I used the 'shocked' emoji, this should be no surprise.

Average global temperature in Nov was 1.62C above preindustrial levels, bringing average for the year to 1.60C

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Check out my latest round-up of fantastic job opportunities working in #Sustainability and #ESG

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‘100% Local’? An Analysis of Local Matching in the European Guarantees of Origin Market | Aurora Energy Research Discover how local matching in the European Guarantees of Origin (GO) market could reshape renewable energy investments, boost local GO prices, and impact cross-border trades. Learn more from Aurora E...

A new Aurora study for Google finds that “local matching” of GOs to electricity demand in Europe would significantly boost revenues to wind and solar projects, incentivising further buildout: shorturl.at/XvFaC

🙂 GOOD news: A new report highlights that 95% of the world's top 250 companies now publish carbon targets

56% have a sustainability leader (up 11% percentage points since 2022)

😡 BAD news: That means.. 5% don't have carbon targets and 44% don't have a sustainability leader!

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❇️ Are you a Climate Tech startup?
🇬🇧 Are you based in the in the UK?
🗓️ Are you available on December 4th?

If so, Google for Startups + Google Cloud are hosting a Climate Tech event on the Startup Hub in Shoreditch.

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A new report from the European Environment Agency concludes that Europe is unprepared for rapidly growing climate risks

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Good news as EU MEPs approve Nature Restoration Law amid right-wing opposition and farmer protests
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Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row

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Spain’s follows France and plans to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours
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Very cool! Vast reforestation a major reason for ‘warming hole’ across parts of US where temperatures have flatlined or cooled #Nature

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