Greenpeace challenges NVIDIA over AI climate greenwashing

Greenpeace has criticized NVIDIA’s climate messaging and urged the company to take real emissions-reduction action. - At New York Climate Week, a panel on the data center energy crisis was disrupted by Greenpeace activists while NVIDIA sustainability head Josh Parker was speaking about climate change. - Greenpeace says NVIDIA’s disclosed Scope 3 emissions have risen by 725% since 2020, and argues the company should expand its renewable energy target beyond its own operations and disclose full Scope 3 emissions, including use-phase emissions from sold chips.

This article is an opinionated Greenpeace campaign piece that cites recent panels, conferences, and a new briefing rather than announcing a new corporate deal. - It references NVIDIA’s partnership with Google and Emerald AI on flexible data centers, and NVIDIA’s financing partnerships with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR as background. - It also mentions manufacturing in Taiwan and South Korea, and says Greenpeace wants NVIDIA to cover its supply chain with 100% renewable energy by 2030.