Climate Week Talks Balance Hope For Clean Energy Against Uncertainty Over AI
The environmental footprint of AI and data centers is 'very much a hot topic'
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2026 (AP) — As scientists calculated that Earth is getting sicker, global leaders on Monday kicked off a week of talks about how to fix it and fast, pointing to hope from a renewable energy boom.
A different boom, in artificial intelligence and the power-and-water-hungry data centers behind it, could both worsen and solve some of these issues, a paradox world and business leaders will struggle with this week.
