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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedAt a Climate Week panel on AI and data centers, protesters from Extinction Rebellion NYC repeatedly interrupted tech executives by yelling about the harms of AI and fossil-fuel-powered data centers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedPublic opinion on data centers is described as focused more on water, energy use, local air and noise pollution, and electricity bills than on climate change.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedBloombergNEF analysis is cited to argue that data centers will likely make up more than 5 percent of global electricity demand by 2035, tripling from today, with most of that demand met by new and existing natural gas plants.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe article says the BloombergNEF analysis projects this demand could raise power-sector emissions by 6 percent in less than 10 years, and that 99 proposed on-site gas power plants could increase US power-sector emissions by 20 to 33 percent if built.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article presents data centers as facilitating a faster-than-expected fossil fuel buildout, and argues that the resulting emissions mean even people far from data centers will feel the climate impacts.View evidenceHide evidence
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