If you shop on Google Flights, you get a quick comparison of different itineraries: One flight's carbon emissions may be average, while another's are 14% higher. But if you go shopping for a new laptop, you likely won't find quick, comprehensible information on different models' sustainability bona fides, despite the notable environmental impacts of producing and discarding electronics. In part, that's because understanding a device's emissions is difficult and time-consuming, even for experts.
Buying a laptop may soon come with instant carbon data, thanks to new AI agents
