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- As natural disasters make need to cut CO2 emissions clearer than ever, energy demand of AI systems is about to soar
- Ed 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.
- ‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers Sat, 23 Nov 24, 12:20amExperts are optimistic about energy and drug production breakthroughs but also fear its potential misuse
- Artificial Intelligence: A Working Demonstration, and Why Big Tech Ditched Big Green Sat, 16 Nov 24, 6:00amThe real reason Silicon Valley silent quit on the Democrats, and quietly backed President Trump's America first energy policies.
- Reasons to be hopeful: five ways science is making the world better Sat, 9 Nov 24, 9:00pmIf Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up
- Wednesday briefing: What does Google’s move into nuclear power mean for AI – and the world? Wed, 16 Oct 24, 4:48pmIn today’s newsletter: Google will soon use nuclear reactors to run its AI datacentres. What are the economic, ethical and environmental implications?
- Google to buy nuclear power for AI datacentres in ‘world first’ deal Tue, 15 Oct 24, 6:52pmTech company orders six or seven small nuclear reactors from California’s Kairos Power