The power-hungry data centers that train large AI models are driving investments in electricity generation. Whether this locks in new fossil fuel capacity for decades to come or propels the energy transition will depend on how fast developers can deliver new clean electrons.
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Ending reliance on oil, coal, and gas, and embracing technologies that will only improve and become cheaper over time, is not just smart climate policy. It is the best way to improve economic competitiveness and human prosperity for decades to come.
by Cody E. Finke, Theodore G. Albertson, Ian McKay, Aravindh Rajan, Eric McFarland, Annelise Gill-Wiehl, Daniel M. Kammen, and Gernot Wagner
Deutschland hat es versäumt, eine konsequente Energiepolitik für die Zukunft zu machen. Stattdessen lähmt eine übervorsichtige Industriepolitik den Wandel. So bleibt man abhängig – von China und den USA.
