The Guardian
Big Tech's Carbon Emissions Now Rival France's, Thanks to All Those Chatbots
Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's emissions hit 119m mTCO₂e - one-third of France's - as AI datacentre construction boom undoes years of climate progress.
2026-07-12
The Guardian
2026-06-10
Inside Climate News
China's Belt and Road: The Steel-Heavy Climate Cost No One Asked For
China's Belt and Road Initiative is a steel-heavy climate disaster, but at least the clean energy projects it enables might offset the damage - eventually.
2026-04-28
Inside Climate News
Europe's Trawlers: Bulldozing the Ocean Floor and Handing Taxpayers a $18.5 Billion Bill
New report finds Europe's bottom trawlers rack up $18.5 billion in environmental costs annually, destroy marine habitats, and make taxpayers pay 90 times more than the industry profits - all while catching a lot of things nobody actually wanted.
2026-04-21
Ars Technica
Solar Power Achieves 'Largest Growth Ever' Because Apparently Sunlight Is Still Free
The sun did more work than ever in 2025, with solar power's growth outpacing every other energy source in history during a non-crisis year, because apparently harnessing a giant ball of fusion is a…
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