The AI boom has a growing energy problem. New data shows gas-fired power generation in development jumped 31% globally in 2025, with data centers driving much of that demand. As we celebrate AI breakthroughs, the infrastructure powering them is quietly locking in decades of carbon emissions
The AI boom has a growing energy problem. New data shows gas-fired power generation in development jumped 31% globally in 2025, with data centers driving much of that demand. As we celebrate AI breakthroughs, the infrastructure powering them is quietly locking in decades of carbon emissions ⚡
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It’s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers
The US is now leading a global surge in new gas power plants being built in large part to satisfy growing energy demand for data centers. And more gas means more planet-heating pollution. Gas-fired power generation in development globally rose by 31 percent in 2025. Almost a quarter of that added capacity is slated for […]
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