UN chief calls on AI firms to disclose data centre environmental costs in clean energy transition push

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a keynote speech at London Climate Action Week calling for a clean energy transition. He urged AI firms to disclose the full environmental impact of data centres (carbon, water, land footprints) and highlighted how global oil dependence drives both the climate crisis and energy sovereignty issues, citing shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and conflicts involving Iran, Israel, and the US. Guterres framed these crises as sharing the same root cause: fossil fuels.

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