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2026-09-28 · UK edition · 113 reports across the archive
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The Brazilian company announced a second fund and a multiyear buyer agreement. Carbon credits can finance restoration, but future verified removals should be kept separate from AI infrastructure emissions.
The International Energy Agency's 2026 grid report examines the investment, planning and digital tools needed as electricity demand rises from electrification, industry and data centres.
The European Commission announced an EU rating framework intended to make data-centre energy and resource performance easier to compare as AI demand expands.
A United Nations University report examines energy, water, materials, electronic waste and supply-chain impacts across the lifecycle of AI systems rather than focusing only on model training.
A Nature Sustainability perspective argues that AI efficiency should be measured against useful outcomes and total resource demand, not only energy per computation or one model run.
The UK government announced a partnership to apply AI to climate-security analysis, including earlier identification of risks that connect extreme weather, food systems, displacement and instability.
The UK Met Office's AI4Climate programme brings machine learning into climate modelling and services, with a focus on accelerating analysis while retaining physical understanding and scientific validation.
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts added Latvia, Morocco and Slovenia to a machine-learning programme that now brings together 17 national meteorological services.
A 2026 Nature Communications study assesses machine-learning weather and climate prediction with attention to generalisation, extremes and the evaluation choices that can make systems appear stronger or weaker.
The IEA reviews AI-enhanced forecasting, predictive maintenance, dynamic line ratings and demand flexibility as tools that may increase capacity and reliability in existing electricity networks.
The IEA sees rapid growth in AI-focused electricity demand while Europe moves toward comparable data-centre disclosure. Efficiency per task is improving, but scale and heavier uses can outweigh those gains.