UK quietly increases AI emissions forecast 100-fold
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-04-24 20:47 UTC+10:00
Section: Artificial Intelligence
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Europe, Technology & AI, Labour & Workers, Elections, Environment & Climate, Technology
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LONDON — A senior Labour MP has joined campaigners in raising fresh concerns over the environmental impacts of AI, after the U.K. government quietly admitted carbon emissions from data centers could be 100 times greater than previously thought.
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