Green AI or No AI: Hold Tech Giants Accountable for Climate Damage!

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Instead of using AI like Chat Gpt or Gemini, switch to an eco friendly AI for example: Ecosia, Eco Gpt ect. Ecosia is just as good as any other ai using 100% reniewable energy as well as planting a seed anytime you ask it something or search something on the browser. 

 AI is accelerating climate change in ways most people don’t realize-consuming massive amounts of energy, water, and rare earth metals while powering tools that deepen our dependence on fossil fuels. Training a single AI model like GPT-4 releases as much carbon as five cars do in their entire lifetimes, and running AI services like chatbots or image generators adds up to a shocking 1% of the world’s electricity use. Data centers, the backbone of AI, drain rivers dry. Google’s centers in drought-stricken Oregon used 20% of the region’s water in 2021, while Microsoft’s AI experiments consume enough water to supply 10,000 homes daily. Meanwhile, tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon hide their environmental impact behind vague “carbon neutrality” promises, while AI tools are even used to optimize oil and gas extraction, making it harder to ditch dirty energy. The AI boom is out of control, and unless we demand transparency, regulation, and sustainable alternatives, we’ll soon face a world where AI thrives while the planet burns. This isn’t just a tech issue-it’s a climate emergency, and we must act now before it’s too late.

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Petition created on 1 June 2026