Sustainable Computing -- Without the Hot Air. (arXiv:2207.00081v1 [cs.CY])

The demand for computing is continuing to grow exponentially. This growth
will translate to exponential growth in computing's energy consumption unless
improvements in its energy-efficiency can outpace increases in its demand. Yet,
after decades of research, further improving energy-efficiency is becoming
increasingly challenging, as it is already highly optimized. As a result, at
some point, increases in computing demand are likely to outpace increases in
its energy-efficiency, potentially by a wide margin. Such exponential growth,
if left unchecked, will position …

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