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  • AI and the village idiot game: Mastering instructions

    When you have been in scouting, you most likely have come across a rather funny (and sometimes frustrating) game called “village idiot”. Fun fact: Turns out that AI operates along the same lines.

  • NZ Embodied Carbon Database – an accessible tool

    Finally, the day has come that New Zealand has an accessible carbon data repository. One that Joe Blogs can search, without being a scientist and even without creating an account.

  • Switch to more nuclear energy to power ever hungry AI

    The Biden administration wants to preempt price hikes as government agencies compete with energy-hungry data centers and made a 10-year, $840 million nuclear energy contract is for 10 million megawatt-hours of electricity.

  • Take your time and think

    Can we afford to take a guess or take time and risk the possibility that we run out of time?

  • Carbon Emissions from AI and Crypto are surging

    What do crypto assets and artificial intelligence have in common? Both are power-hungry. New statistics from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) show a steep increase of global electricity use for crypto mining and AI.

  • COP28 came and went. Result?

    Another year, another COP. What will be the results? At this stage more questions than answers.

  • COP28 is underway – the 28th Conferences of the Parties (COPs)

    World leaders gathering for the 28th Conferences of the Parties (COPs) in a milestone moment as nations for the first time formally review progress since the Paris Agreement 2015.

  • The Carbon Impact of Building Demolition: A Closer Look

    When a building is demolished and rebuilt, it results in what can be termed as ‘double emissions’. This is because two sets of construction materials are required – one for the original building and another for the new structure.

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    International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) 2023

    We are doing composting to add nutrients to the soil, adding microbes and attracting worms, providing a healthy soil that has good moisture retention and grows healthy and strong plants, it’s all about soil health.