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AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
New research from two former Microsoft sustainability specialists warns that AI’s biggest climate cost may not be the electricity used by data centres, but the way it boosts productivity in the oil and gas industry itself. Published in the journal npj Climate Action, the study argues that AI-driven efficiency gains in fossil fuel extraction, refining…
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Club for Growth Action endorses Carbonara in Florida GOP primary for redistricted House seat
The conservative Club for Growth Action announced Tuesday that it’s endorsing businessman Michael Carbonara in the crowded Republican primary for a newly drawn House seat in Florida, according to plans first shared with The Hill. The new seat, the redrawn 22nd Congressional District, stretches from West Palm Beach to Delray Beach and favors Republicans by 4 percentage points, according…
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Indonesia and India are jointly planning a hydrocarbon-powered future
Hydrocarbons are still the future of energy.
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Reader Q&A: ask our reporters anything about fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis
The Guardian is hosting a live reader Q&A with energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose and environment editor Damian Carrington, who will answer questions from 2pm BST about their recent investigation into fossil fuel profits during the climate crisis. The session follows their front-page report revealing that eight of the world’s biggest oil companies made a combined…
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AI ‘will do more to boost fossil fuel production than green energy’
A new study is the first to quantify AI’s climate impact across the entire power sector, finding that productivity gains AI delivers to fossil fuel extraction outweigh the emissions savings it enables in renewables. Researchers modelled 64 scenarios and concluded that net carbon pollution would rise, undercutting claims that AI is primarily a boon for…
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Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution
Amazon is backing a large natural gas power plant in Texas to power an AI data centre, in a project that could become one of the biggest single sources of climate pollution in the United States. The move follows a broader trend among AI companies bypassing grid connections and permitting scrutiny by generating their own…
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Gavin Newsom’s ‘hidden climate tax’ hitting Americans nationwide, lawmaker warns
Republican congressman Vince Fong of California is leading legislation to roll back an environmental regulation he describes as a “hidden climate tax” that is driving up costs for consumers across the United States. Fong argues the rule, introduced during the Biden administration and linked to California’s climate policy, is quietly raising prices on a range…
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‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis
Grosvenor Farms, the dairy business on the Duke of Westminster’s Eaton Estate near Chester, illustrates the mounting pressures on British agriculture from climate change and economic strain, even as it remains one of the sector’s better-performing operations. Heatwaves, fertiliser shortages linked to the Iran war, disease and post-Brexit labour shortages have combined to make farming…
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Billionaires, misleading campaigns are at the heart of the climate-industrial complex
Without endless billions in subsidies, the wind, solar, and backup-battery industries collapse. So they invest heavily in misleading political campaigns.
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Forest funding boost as two million trees planted
A tree-planting initiative in Cornwall has secured £8.7m in additional government funding after passing the milestone of two million trees planted since 2019. The Forest for Cornwall scheme, run with support from Cornwall Council, aims to combat climate change by expanding woodland across communities, farms, schools and streets, and the new funding will help the…