Navigating AI sustainability: A life cycle assessment approach toward viable future solutions

Impact categories	Unit	Total	Water	Electricity
	Atmospherical impacts
Global warming	kg CO₂ eq	767814.26	843.30	766970.97
SOD	kg CFC11 eq	0.20	0.001	0.20
IR	kBq Co-60 eq	190145.83	90.50	190055.33
OFHH	kg NO_x eq	779.68	1.64	778.03
FPMP	kg PM_2.5 eq	1454.96	0.96	1454.00
OFTE	kg NO_x eq	783.06	1.64	781.41
Terrestrial acidification	kg SO₂ eq	1607.23	2.52	1604.71
	Eutrophication
Freshwater eutrophication	kg P eq	589.54	0.44	589.10
Marine eutrophication	kg N eq	42.34	0.04	42.30
	Toxicity
TEC	kg 1.4-DCB	13283.52	51.84	13231.68
FEC		954.52	2.73	951.79
MEC		406.16	1.21	404.95
HCT		35.09	0.24	34.85
HNCT		824.07	3.17	820.90
	Abiotic resources
LU	m²a crop eq	28485.60	31.69	28453.92
MRC	kg Cu eq	556.29	3.87	552.42
FRC	kg oil eq	184690.84	195.53	184495.31
WC	m³	4928.78	701.61	4227.18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2025-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2069-8887 | Journal ISSN: 1842-0206

Language: English

Page range: 145 - 155

Submitted on: Jun 23, 2025

Accepted on: Dec 15, 2025

Published on: Dec 31, 2025

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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