🌿 Environment Jun 23, 2026 · Sebastian Rodriguez

UN asks AI companies to reveal full environmental impacts

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The head of the United Nations has launched an initiative aimed at holding artificial intelligence companies accountable for their exploding environmental impacts, including their carbon emissions, the amount of water and land used for data centres, and the energy they consume.



During a speech at London Climate Action Week on Tuesday, António Guterres noted that AI can accelerate climate solutions, among other key challenges, and said its potential must be harnessed.



“But AI is also hungry

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