UN Secretary General Guterres demands AI companies disclose environmental impact and commit to renewables by 2030
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on AI companies to disclose their environmental impact, including carbon pollution, water usage, and land consumption from data center operations. He proposed the AI Environmental Transparency Initiative to standardize reporting and demanded commitments to renewable-powered facilities by 2030. Data centers face increasing scrutiny as AI deployment drives up greenhouse gas emissions, with coal still supplying about 30% of data-center electricity globally and renewables expected to meet only half of demand growth over the next five years.
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AI companies to release information on carbon pollution plus the water and land used to run operations
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