TechData centers could send US climate pollution soaring

A new Sierra Club analysis estimates that US power-sector carbon dioxide emissions could rise 42 percent by 2030 compared with 2025 as fossil fuel infrastructure expands to meet data center demand, erasing 15 years of greenhouse gas reductions. If planned AI projects are built, power generation emissions would grow by 618 million tons.

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