# Decentralized cloud is inherently greener — sell capacity that's already burning carbon

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2022-12-01
- **Theme:** Energy & AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/
- **Source:** Dcentral 2022 - DeCloud - Decentralized Cloud & Storage (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:04:22 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGlflVLgYjI&t=262s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/2022-12-01-decentralized-cloud-is-inherently-greener-sell-cap-6q2u/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Decentralized cloud is inherently greener — sell capacity that's already burning carbon," Dcentral 2022 - DeCloud - Decentralized Cloud & Storage (Akash Network), 1 Dec 2022, 00:04:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGlflVLgYjI&t=262s

## Quote — verbatim

> Anyone that has capacity that's not being used — it's already burning carbon, so why not sell that capacity? It's about improving efficiency of underutilized resources, so it's inherently better for the planet. Whereas most commercial cloud providers are external, they're expansionary — they look to acquire more compute, more chips.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Answering whether decentralized cloud conflicts with ESG; he argues the opposite — utilization of idle resources aligns with ESG values.