A newly-formed group of main {hardware} producers are set to satisfy to debate the best way to scale back emissions throughout the semiconductor provide chain.

Members of the Semiconductor Local weather Consortium (SCC), made up of the likes of Intel, Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix, TSMC, AMD, Google, and Microsoft, will maintain classes on the COP27 local weather convention in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt.

The semiconductor business’s carbon footprint stays an enormous downside; regardless of the rising use of renewable vitality to energy semiconductor manufacturing, {hardware} manufacturing actions proceed to dominate the carbon output of the biggest tech corporations, if current analysis from Havard College is to be believed. (opens in new tab)

SCC goals

The founding members have all affirmed their assist for the Paris Settlement and associated accords driving the 1.5⁰C pathway, and declare that they’re aligned on the necessity “to drive local weather progress inside the semiconductor worth chain”. 

The SCC was conceptualized by corporations assembly below the SEMI Sustainability Initiative and says it would proceed to give attention to non-climate associated Atmosphere, Social and Governance (ESG) points.

The physique claims to be the primary world collaboration by semiconductor ecosystem corporations centered on lowering greenhouse fuel emissions throughout the worth chain. 

The consortium’s members say they’re dedicated to working towards a lot of aims together with collaboration and alignment on widespread approaches, know-how improvements, and communications channels to constantly scale back greenhouse fuel emissions.

As well as, the group’s goals embrace pushing for extra publicly reported progress on Scope 1, 2, and three emissions yearly in addition to a setting near- and long-term decarbonization targets with the intention of reaching internet zero emissions by 2050.

Semiconductor manufacturing could be hurting the surroundings, however it actually is not the one a part of the IT business doing so.

For instance, information facilities utilized in cloud internet hosting at the moment use practically 1% of world electrical energy demand or 0.3% of all world CO2 emissions, based on current analysis from the Worldwide Vitality Company. (opens in new tab)

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