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Big Tech's climate promises give way to fossil fuel boom
Original: Big Tech promised to lead on climate. Now it’s driving a fossil fuel boom.
A Washington Post report argues that major technology companies, which publicly committed to ambitious climate goals, are now fueling increased demand for fossil fuels. The analysis points to the huge energy needs of data centers and artificial intelligence, which have pushed tech firms toward gas and other carbon-intensive power sources, undermining earlier pledges to lead the clean energy transition.
Why now: Growing scrutiny of tech companies' rising energy use and whether their climate pledges still hold amid the AI boom.
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- Big Tech promised to lead on climate. Now it’s driving a fossil fuel boom. · The Washington Post
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