A.I.’s Insatiable Appetite for Energy - The New York Times

The soaring electricity demands of data centers and A.I. are straining the grid in some areas, pushing up emissions and slowing the energy transition. Read More

Renewables are on track to satiate the world's appetite for electricity ...

Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! Today we’re chugging coffee after staying up late to watch the State of the Union and then rewatching a couple of Veep episodes as a palate cleanser ... Read More

Tech's nuclear option: Why AI's insatiable appetite for energy is ...

McCombie’s observations highlight a larger cross-continental conversation about the role of nuclear energy in Europe over the last year, as well as more widespread concerns about nuclear waste. Read More

How AI’s Insatiable Energy Demands Jeopardize Big Tech’s Climate ...

Indeed, tech firms are hoovering up renewable energy contracts in an attempt to meet their environmental goals. Amazon, for instance, is the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy. Read More

Bitcoin’s insatiable appetite for energy is driving up pollution and ...

Bitcoin mines burn through tremendous amounts of electricity — raising greenhouse gas emissions and consumers’ energy bills, according to a New York Times investigation. Read More

Big Tech’s Latest Obsession Is Finding Enough Energy

The AI boom is fueling an insatiable appetite for electricity, which is creating risks to the grid and the transition to cleaner energy sources. Read More

The World’s Best Hope to Beat Climate Change Is Vanishing

Many of the world’s biggest lenders exited the Covid-19 pandemic with a new enthusiasm to channel trillions of dollars this decade into global efforts to meet climate and sustainability goals. Read More

Here’s how much ground the world needs to make up on climate change - NPR

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the world is still on track for severe climate change impacts, a new U.N. report finds. Action this decade will be essential. Read More