In a Monday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang said his company is trying to redice data centers' impact on the environment.. The company's stock popped Monday morning in response to the news, but was off 1.4% at the close of trading. Super Micro is up more than 200% year to date.
Liang also said the company's energy-saving efforts could help"preserve 20 billion trees for our planet." Data center construction generates a large carbon footprint and companies at the forefront of AI are seeing emissions surge."We believe we will continue to grow at a very fast pace," Liang said of his company. He added that he believes"this AI revolution can be bigger even than the industrial revolution.