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- EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog Fri, 14 Feb 25, 5:00pmForecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisis
- AI is developing fast, but regulators must be faster | Letters Sat, 8 Feb 25, 5:01amDr Tom McClelland on the consequences of AI consciousness, Michael Webb on protecting creative industries, and Prof Virginia Dignum and Prof Wendy Hall on the need for a global regulatory framework
- Call to make tech firms report data centre energy use as AI booms Fri, 7 Feb 25, 11:01amExperts say mandatory reporting on energy and water use is needed to avoid irreparable damage to environment
- Keir Starmer unveils plan for large nuclear expansion across England and Wales Thu, 6 Feb 25, 11:01amPrime minister vows to ‘push past nimbyism’ and calls on tech firms to help build small modular reactors to power AI datacentres
- What International AI Safety report says on jobs, climate, cyberwar and more Thu, 30 Jan 25, 12:45amWide-ranging investigation says impact on work likely to be profound, but opinion on risk of human extinction varies
- Weatherwatch: Could small nuclear reactors help curb extreme weather? Fri, 17 Jan 25, 5:00pmAs natural disasters make need to cut CO2 emissions clearer than ever, energy demand of AI systems is about to soar
- Ministers pledge record £410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy Thu, 16 Jan 25, 11:01amEd Miliband says funding pledge means Britain within ‘grasping distance’ of ‘secure, clean, unlimited energy’
- Could Keir Starmer’s AI dream derail his own green energy promise? Wed, 15 Jan 25, 5:09amAs PM pins hopes on AI, what effect will building energy-hungry datacentres have on Labour’s clean power pledge?
- No 10 says Starmer does expect Reeves to stay as chancellor until general election – UK politics live Tue, 14 Jan 25, 5:19amDowning Street says prime minster has ‘full confidence’ in chancellor and will be working with her ‘in role of chancellor’ for the whole of this parliament
- No 10 says Starmer does expect Reeves to stay as chancellor until general election – as it happened Tue, 14 Jan 25, 5:19amDowning Street says prime minster has ‘full confidence’ in chancellor and will be working with her ‘in role of chancellor’ for the whole of this parliament
- UK government hires ‘nudge unit’ to help dispel heat pump myths Wed, 1 Jan 25, 9:06pmBehaviour experts say misinformation shared in media and by other stakeholders is impeding uptake
- 2025: The Year of the Gigawatt AI Project Fri, 27 Dec 24, 5:00am"the entire industry is chasing the AI dragon" - $27 billion+ for a single project. Bye bye climate action virtue signalling.
- AI-fuelled cloud storage boom threatens Irish climate targets, report warns Wed, 11 Dec 24, 12:42amFriends of the Earth calls on government to rein in growth of datacentres for fear they could increase fossil fuel use
- German Scientists Using Generative AI to Hallucinate Fake Climate Records Tue, 3 Dec 24, 5:00amTaking "model output is data" to the next level...
- AI Energy Surge – Microsoft to Re-Open Three Mile Island Mon, 25 Nov 24, 5:00pmThe entire output of the re-opened Three Mile Island nuclear plant will be used to drive artificial intelligence computers.