ClimateWiredabout 14 hours ago
Data Center Boom Drives Fossil Fuel Emissions
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Extinction Rebellion NYC protesters disrupted a Climate Week panel on AI and data centers, reflecting growing public backlash. BloombergNEF projects data centers will exceed 5 percent of global electricity demand by 2035, tripling current use, with most demand met by natural gas. On-site gas plants could raise US power sector emissions by 20 to 33 percent.
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