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AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2025
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And it's self-reported by the datacenters. I don't want to just say that their numbers aren't reliable, but they have a vested interest in downplaying their impact.
These are datacenters that get approval to use certain power plant styles with pollution capture technology installed that are then building more generators than approved and installing none of the pollution capture tech. So extra pollution and none of the mitigation.