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The Environmental Impact of AI

A practical, evidence-led guide to the environmental impact of AI—and how creative and marketing teams can make informed, intentional decisions about its use.

This report is a best endeavours summary of the AI and environmental impact data in 2025. By providing your email address you are happy for us to send you helpful AI news. You can unsubscribe at any time.

This report explores the latest research on AI’s true energy and carbon footprint, showing you what's really happening with AI and the environment. Inside you’ll find:

  • Clear data on the energy and carbon footprint of everyday AI use

  • The impact of individual AI energy use

  • The carbon emissions of AI use

  • The true water footprint of AI models

  • The environmental impact of training large language models

  • The invisible engines of AI—and why your choices still matter

  • Recommendations for moving forward with confidence

Whether you're an agency leader, a creative lead, a strategist, an head of AI or a CMO, this guide will help you use AI more effectively—supporting sustainability goals while delivering better creative outcomes.

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