Tag: climate

  • Why AI Means More Natural Gas

    From empty farmland to an AI giant’s home, Meta will spend $10 billion to build the world’s largest data center in Louisiana by 2028, creating 5,500 jobs. But powering it means new $3.2 billion gas plants, sparking fears of higher bills, fossil fuel lock-in, and climate setbacks.

  • Biggest Ever Jump in Atmospheric CO2 Recorded

    In 2024, carbon dioxide levels at Mauna Loa in Hawaii jumped by 3.58 parts per million, the largest rise since 1958. This increase is mainly from record human emissions and big wildfires in the northern hemisphere. As a result, limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C is now almost impossible