Jensen Huang was reckless with the environment, too

<figure> <img alt="Jensen Huang stands on a stage in front of an image of Earth." data-caption="Jensen Huang gives a keynote address at the Berlin GPU Technology Conference on October 21st in Berlin. | Photo: Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/gettyimages-2301295182.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Jensen Huang gives a keynote address at the Berlin GPU Technology Conference on October 21st in Berlin. | Photo: Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Under cofounder Jensen Huang, Nvidia has become the engine for the AI boom - and one of the tech industry's biggest environmental liabilities. Its sought-after chips have triggered a new wave of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/features/825207/semiconductor-chip-manufacturing-new-silicon-valley">water- and chemical-intensive factories</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/937356/ai-data-center-gpu-environmental-impact">drained power grids from inside massive data centers</a>, and set the stage for a looming <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/996470/ai-data-center-e-waste-ban">e-waste problem</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Under Huang's leadership, Nvidia clashed with environmental groups seeking to hold the company accountable for its so-called "<a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/85825/nvidia-greenwashing-hidden-emissions-report/">hidden</a>" emissions. Huang has talked up the idea of using AI to fight climate change while his company's supply chain emissions ballooned. Nvidia's investments, meanwhile, have support …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1033051/nvidia-jensen-huang-chips-gpu-supply-chain-climate-pollution">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>