aceUS leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate
The US is leading a huge global surge in new gas-fired power generation that will cause a major leap in planet-heating emissions, with this record boom driven by the expansion of energy-hungry datacenters to service artificial intelligence, according to a new forecast. This year is set to shatter the annual record for new gas power additions around the world, with projects in development expected to grow existing global gas capacity by nearly 50%, a report by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) found. The US is at the f…
Building new gas-fired power plants to meet electricity demand from AI datacenters is forecast to cause a major leap in planet-heating emissions and lock in decades of pollution.
Forecast based on projects in development; actual buildout and emissions depend on whether uncertain AI energy demand materializes and on policy choices
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-01-29
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-0090, v5: “US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate.” Truvace, 2026-07-13. /record/TRV-2026-0090 (accessed at citation time). sha256 e69b3aa847c3132d…
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