UN climate chief ties AI power demand and war-driven fuel prices to rising emissions
World and business leaders convening in New York are confronting climate costs, higher energy prices, and the human toll of this summer's heat waves, wildfires, and a catastrophic flood in Nepal, according to reporting carried by the Houston Chronicle, PBS NewsHour, and KSAT.
Experts and activists told those outlets that two forces should reshape the climate discussion at this year's gathering: the rise of energy-hungry artificial intelligence and data centers, and higher fossil fuel prices tied to wars in Iran and Ukraine.
U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell said energy-intensive AI is driving up planet-heating pollution from coal, oil, and gas while pushing energy costs higher for households and businesses.
Stiell also said energy shortages caused by the Iran war have cost American consumers more than USD 100 billion in higher fuel prices.
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