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Politics struggles with understanding software efficiency and act accordingly

Politics talks about efficient economy

We will be a world leader in circular economy and clean technologies — Ursula von der Leyen¹

talks about efficient IT

We will have to develop technologies with the Green New Deal to minimize energy consumption and improve energy efficiency […] The fight against climate change cannot be won without digital solutions — Margrethe Vestager²

even talks about efficient software algorithms

Environmental protection must be programmed into every algorithm — Svenja Schulze³

but acts differently

27 million EUR funding for Environmental protection by AI algorithms — Svenja Schulze⁴

silly enough: AI is part of the problem

Machine learning generates far more carbon emissions than most people realize — HAI Stanford⁵

Training a single AI model can emit as much carbon as five cars in their lifetimes — MIT Technology Review⁶

hence IT professionals warn to not ignore IT efficiency

The [European] Commission should legislate specific and ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction requirements accompanied by suitable enforcement mechanisms for the ICT sector overall — Oliver Grau⁷

even the industry lobby is worried

In addition to acute crisis management, a long-term view of climate protection and strategic competitive opportunities for innovative technologies must not be lost — BDI The Voice of German Industry⁸

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts — Bill Gates