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- 1Climate Activists Protest AI Data Centers and Amazon Gas Plant Plans●Climate Activists Target AI Data Centers & Amazon's Plan to Build Largest U.S. Gas Power Plant
Climate activists are turning their attention to the booming AI industry, protesting data centers whose energy demands are driving new fossil fuel expansion. A key flashpoint is Amazon's plan to build the largest natural gas power plant in the United States, reportedly to power its computing infrastructure. Campaigners argue tech companies' climate pledges are being undermined by rising electricity use from artificial intelligence.
- 2PacificLight Power starts Singapore's first gas plant with battery storage●PacificLight Power begins work on S’pore’s first gas power plant that comes with battery storage
PacificLight Power has begun construction on Singapore's first gas-fired power plant integrated with battery storage. The project combines a natural gas turbine with energy storage, allowing the company to manage supply more flexibly and support the grid as Singapore works to decarbonise its power sector. It marks a step forward in the country's push for more resilient and cleaner energy infrastructure.
- 3Gas Plants for AI Data Centres Put Retirement Savings at Risk▼Gas Power Plants for AI Data Centres Are a Risky Bet with Your Retirement Savings
Commentators are warning that the rush to build new gas power plants to serve AI data centres could expose retirement and pension funds to financial risk. The argument is that heavy capital spending on fossil fuel infrastructure, justified by unpredictable AI electricity demand, may leave investors with stranded assets if demand shifts or climate policy tightens.
- 4Canada Pension Plan criticised for gas power investments tied to AI data centres▼# AI # DataCentres # canada Gas Power Plants for AI Data Centres Are a Risky Bet with Your Retirement Savings The Canada
Critics are accusing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of risking the retirement savings of 22 million Canadians by backing gas power plants meant to serve AI data centres. The argument is that the pension fund should act in contributors' best interest, not gamble on fossil fuel infrastructure whose value could erode as clean energy advances and AI demand shifts.