The Year in Review - the year in Sustainability

The main topic dominating the tech Sustainability landscape in 2025 has been Artificial Intelligence (AI) – both how much of the planet’s energy supply is being siphoned off to power AI systems, but also how the technology is being used to solve some of the climate crisis challenges.

There have also been some great examples this year of organizations using technology to drive more sustainable business practises, from cleaning up our rivers to planting more trees.

Here are the best Sustainability stories on diginomica in 2025, exploring how to deal with the energy requirements of AI and how technology is protecting the planet’s resources.

As AI adoption grows, businesses must understand the energy cost of scaling these technologies. Without smarter infrastructure decisions, AI’s growth rate will become unsustainable.

Why? AI is sucking up a lot of the planet’s dwindling resources, and it’s set to get worse ...