ENVENV-003 — Resource Allocation Imbalances
AI and Automation Systems Drive Excess Carbon Emissions
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI and automation deployments generate substantial carbon dioxide and related emissions, worsening climate change and harming local communities. Boards face growing regulatory and reputational exposure as environmental costs of AI infrastructure attract scrutiny.
Domain
Environmental Factors
Blindspots in organisational culture, stakeholder expectations, resource allocation, market pressure, regulatory environment, and external partnerships.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — A Collaborative, Human-Centred Taxonomy of AI, Algorithmic, and Automation Harms (Abercrombie2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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