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This Week in Tech · Monday, November 2, 2026

Sierra Club Reports U.S. Power Emissions to Surge Due to AI Data Centers

A report by the Sierra Club predicts that U.S. power system emissions will increase significantly by 2030, driven largely by the massive energy demands of new AI data centers.

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“Sierra Club put out a report just last week, saying that they predict that in the United States, emissions from the power system are going to be 42% higher by 2030 than in 2025, again, largely driven by the demand for these from these data centers.”
Paris Marks
Heard on This Week in Tech — “TWiT 1108: Bad AI Vibes - Why Tech Leaders Miss the Mark on AI's Real Impact”, published Monday, November 2, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Sierra Club Reports U.S. Power Emissions to Surge Due to AI Data Centers — Heardvine