Subvolts take Meta discusses open hardware for AI and Net Zero goals using AI for carbon modeling. Nov 14, 2025 - Developers
- Learn about open hardware ecosystems and how AI is applied to infrastructure sustainability.
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- Understand Meta's strategy for efficient AI hardware and their commitment to environmental goals.
This episode provides a solid interview about Meta's infrastructure strategy and sustainability efforts within the OCP framework.
80: Lowering emissions with the Open Compute Project
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Pascal Harris hosts a Meta Tech Podcast episode featuring Dharmesh J. (DJ) and Lisa discussing Meta's announcements from the 2025 Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit. They explore the open, scalable future of AI networking hardware, how AI aids carbon modeling, and Meta's progress toward Net Zero emissions by 2030. The conversation delves into the OCP ecosystem and its sustainability initiatives.
This episode talks about making computer hardware for AI more open and efficient. It explains how using AI helps Meta track and lower its environmental impact, aiming for zero emissions.
This episode offers insight into Meta's commitment to open hardware standards and sustainability in AI infrastructure. It's for engineers, data center professionals, and anyone interested in the environmental impact of AI. Listeners learn how the Open Compute Project fosters collaboration and how AI itself is being used to track and reduce emissions, aligning with broader industry trends in responsible AI development and deployment.
- HostPascal Harris
- GuestDharmesh J.
- GuestLisa
- Show: Meta Tech Podcast
- Episode Title: 80: Lowering emissions with the Open Compute Project
- Length: 38 minutes
- Published: 2025-11-14T17:59:00.000Z
- Meta's Goal: Achieving Net Zero emissions across all scopes by 2030
In this episode, Pascal talks to Dharmesh J. (DJ) and Lisa about the vision for the open, scalable future of networking hardware for AI and to break down Meta's big announcements from the 2025 Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit. We dive into the OCP ecosystem, explore how AI is used to enhance our carbon modeling, and share our progress toward achieving Net Zero emissions across all scopes by 2030.
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Links
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OCP Summit 2025: https://engineering.fb.com/2025/10/13/data-infrastructure/ocp-summit-2025-the-open-future-of-networking-hardware-for-ai/
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How Meta Is Leveraging AI To Improve the Quality of Scope 3 Emission Estimates for IT Hardware: https://engineering.fb.com/2025/10/14/data-center-engineering/how-meta-is-leveraging-ai-to-improve-the-quality-of-scope-3-emission-estimates-for-it-hardware/
Timestamps
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Intro 0:06
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Introduction Lisa 1:49
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Introduction DJ 3:16
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What is OCP? 4:04
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OCP's scale 5:24
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Open vs closed hardware ecosystems 9:26
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Examples of OCP projects 11:33
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Sustainability in OCP 14:08
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How did you get into OCP? 15:59
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Marrying infrastructure growth with sustainability 19:05
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Emissions scopes and tracking 25:07
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Measuring scope 3 26:06
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What components embed the most carbon? 30:47
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DFE vs DFS 32:34
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Hardware reuse 33:39
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Outro 37:48
- OCP
- Dharmesh J. (DJ) and Lisa
- Open Compute Project, an organization sharing hardware designs for efficiency.
- Net Zero emissions
- Dharmesh J. (DJ) and Lisa
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the lowest possible level and balancing any remaining emissions.
- Scope 3 Emission Estimates
- Dharmesh J. (DJ) and Lisa
- Indirect emissions from a company's value chain, like IT hardware manufacturing.
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Questions people ask
- What is the Open Compute Project (OCP)?
- The OCP is an organization that aims to redesign and share hardware designs for data centers to make them more efficient and open.
- How is Meta using AI for emissions?
- Meta leverages AI to improve the quality of Scope 3 emission estimates for IT hardware, aiding their progress toward Net Zero emissions.
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