PUBLICATIONS / WORKING ARCHIVE
Every result carries its evidence trail.
Critical Load separates working papers, research briefs, method notes and data specifications. Working outputs are explicitly labelled and are not presented as peer reviewed. Every release keeps authorship, affiliation, methods, source links and review status attached to the result.
Evidence status
Critical Load publications are separated from external reference research. Working outputs remain explicitly labelled, with visible authorship, methods, source records, limitations, review status and version history.
ID
Title
Type
Status
Open
Critical Load Publications
CL-WP-004
Peak Water, Not Average WaterWorking · not peer reviewed
Working paper · v1.0
R04 · water / CL-P03 / CL-001
Read →CL-WP-005
The Physical Cost of Useful AI WorkMethods + open-measurement synthesis · primary campaign pending
Working methods paper · v0.9
R01 / R03 · useful-work energy
Read →CL-WP-001
Workload energy attributionWorking · not peer reviewed
Working paper · v1.0
R01 · energy systems
Read →CL-WP-003
Energy intensity of AI inferenceWorking · not peer reviewed
Working paper · v1.0
R03 · AI systems
Read →CL-RB-004
Peak Water, Not Average Water — Research BriefWorking · not peer reviewed
Research brief · v1.0 · companion to CL-WP-004
R04 · water
Open PDF →CL-MR-005
Semiconductor manufacturing carbon & embodied computeWorking · not peer reviewed
Method research · v0.1
R05 · semiconductor
Read →CL-RN-006
Time and region shifting under physical constraintsWorking · not peer reviewed
Research note · v1.0
R06 · routing
Read →Reference Research & Evidence · external authorship
CL-R03-A01
Where Do the Joules Go?Chung, Wu, Ma & Chowdhury / ML.ENERGY
Paper + measurements · 2026
R03 · inference
Open ↗CL-R05-A01
HGX H100 Product Carbon FootprintNVIDIA / analysis by WSP
PCF report · 2025
R05 · hardware
Open ↗CL-R04-A01
Aqueduct 4.0 water-stress findingsWorld Resources Institute
Dataset + analysis · 2023
R04 · water
Open ↗CL-R06-A02
DC-CFRSarkar et al. / Hewlett Packard Enterprise / AAAI
Peer-reviewed paper · 2024
R06 · control
Open ↗CL-R06-A03
DCRL-GreenSarkar et al. / Hewlett Packard Enterprise / AAAI
Paper + open repository · 2024
R06 · simulation
Open ↗02 / Release standard
A publication is more than a claim on a webpage.
Formal releases carry authors, type, version, date, evidence IDs, method version, limitations, citation text and change history. Peer review is stated only when it has actually occurred.