The rapid rise in electricity demand due to AI and cloud computing is being met with an increase in fossil fuels like natural gas and coal, as the transition to clean energy lags behind. This trend is posing new challenges for global climate goals.
Utilities, power regulators, and researchers indicate that the rapid growth in electricity demand due to artificial intelligence and cloud computing is currently being met with fossil fuels like natural gas and coal, as the deployment of clean energy solutions is not keeping pace. This trend is particularly evident in the United States, where new gas plants are being built and the decommissioning of existing fossil-fuel power plants is being delayed.
Similar reliance on coal is observed in Poland, Germany, and Malaysia. This situation poses a new challenge for world governments striving to meet their climate targets, as highlighted at the UN's COP29 climate conference in Baku, which included a focus on digitalization and its environmental impact
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