"Data centers, with renewable resources"/ UN chief Guterres calls on the technology sector
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on technology companies to power data center construction with 100% renewable energy by 2030, even as the industry is turning to gas and coal-fired power plants to meet growing demand.
The secretary-general argued why he believes energy-intensive data centers should aim for a clean energy future, saying the shift to renewable energy is inevitable, even as some countries and companies still embrace fossil fuels.
"The future is being built in the cloud," Guterres said in a speech at United Nations headquarters in New York. "It must be powered by the sun, the wind and the promise of a better world."
His appeal to technology companies comes shortly before US President Donald Trump unveils his administration's AI Action Plan, which is expected to contain a number of executive actions aimed at easing restrictions on land use and energy production to boost the development of artificial intelligence.
Trump has declared a national energy emergency to address the vast amounts of energy needed by data centers to power artificial intelligence to compete with China and to enable him to ease environmental restrictions to build more gas, coal and nuclear-fired power plants.
The main economic rivals, the US and China, are engaged in a technological race to dominate artificial intelligence. At the same time, Trump has issued executive orders and signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that limits the use of incentives for wind and solar energy.
Guterres also called on governments to prepare new national climate plans to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement by September, which will include a transition away from fossil fuels.
He said this moment is an opportunity for governments to meet all new requirements for electricity with renewable sources and use water sustainably in cooling systems.
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