Click Here Can AI fix its own energy problem?
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Aug 29, 2025 In this episode, Stuart Clark, an IT professional and advocate for sustainable software development, dives into the environmental costs of the AI boom. He discusses how the quest for smarter machines is not just a tech triumph but also a planet-heating concern. Stuart emphasizes the urgent need for accountability in tech's energy consumption, revealing how smarter coding practices could promote sustainability. He also explores AI's contradictory role in contributing to and potentially solving energy issues, urging the industry to prioritize eco-friendly innovations.
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Career Pivot Sparked Insight
- Stuart Clark shifted from hairdressing to IT after teaching himself to code and landing jobs at Cisco, Amazon, and Spotify.
- That career pivot gave him the vantage to notice the internet's hidden energy problems.
Internet Was Never Designed For Today
- Stuart Clark observes the internet was never designed for today's device-saturated world and grows unchecked in energy use.
- He emphasizes that many everyday devices now contribute to the internet's rising power demand.
Every Click Leaves Carbon Trace
- Small online actions add measurable carbon: a Google search ≈ 0.2g CO2 and streaming multiplies that impact.
- Stuart frames each swipe or click as an invisible toxic cloud following users.