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19 Aug 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does. — tap to centre the map on it AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Biofuels have probably raised greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowered them, once the land they take is counted. — tap to centre the map on it Biofuels have probably raised greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowered them, once the land they take is counted. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's climate benefit from aiding renewable energy only cancels out its harm from aiding fossil fuel production if it boosts renewables several times more than it boosts fossil fuels. — tap to centre the map on it AI's climate benefit from aiding renewable energy only cancels out its harm from aiding fossil fuel production if it boosts renewables several times more than it boosts fossil fuels. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centers are not AI's biggest climate problem; fossil fuel companies' use of AI tools to boost oil and gas production is. — tap to centre the map on it Data centers are not AI's biggest climate problem; fossil fuel companies' use of AI tools to boost oil and gas production is. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing fewer people per unit of output does not mean a company ends up employing fewer people. — tap to centre the map on it Needing fewer people per unit of output does not mean a company ends up employing fewer people. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cloud providers' AI tools are being used by oil companies to increase fossil fuel production. — tap to centre the map on it Cloud providers' AI tools are being used by oil companies to increase fossil fuel production. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The carbon intensity of the electricity grid, not compute efficiency, is the lever that matters most for AI's climate impact. — tap to centre the map on it The carbon intensity of the electricity grid, not compute efficiency, is the lever that matters most for AI's climate impact. Last stated 2 months ago
5 Aug 2026
ZH
Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2024
BC
Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
BS
Bruce Schneier — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Apr 2021
BF
Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
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Reducing emissions intensity per unit of production does not by itself lower total emissions if output volume rises.
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AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does.
Holds
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Holds
Biofuels have probably raised greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowered them, once the land they take is counted.
Holds
AI's climate benefit from aiding renewable energy only cancels out its harm from aiding fossil fuel production if it boosts renewables several times more than it boosts fossil fuels.
Holds
Data centers are not AI's biggest climate problem; fossil fuel companies' use of AI tools to boost oil and gas production is.
Holds
Needing fewer people per unit of output does not mean a company ends up employing fewer people.
Holds
Cloud providers' AI tools are being used by oil companies to increase fossil fuel production.
Holds
The carbon intensity of the electricity grid, not compute efficiency, is the lever that matters most for AI's climate impact.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds
Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model.
Holds
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds