Due to the war in Iran, the EU has urged Europeans to drive and fly less and for member states to quickly roll out more renewables, boost electrification and energy efficiency.
As Trump pushes fossil fuels, China announces its first-ever emission cuts. Is China now the world’s only climate hope?
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lambasted AI for being extremely energy-hungry and not sustainable, and has called on tech companies to power their data centres with 100% renewable energy by 2030.
Saying “please” and “thank you” to your AI assistant may be costing millions in electricity. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that such pleasantries have added tens of millions of dollars to the company’s electricity bill. While it may seem polite, this habit comes with a significant environmental cost.