New Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico October 29, 2026 By Eric Roston and Olivia Raimonde The surge in construction of fossil-fueled power plants to run AI data centers is set to undo 15 years’ worth...
Anthropic Filing Reveals Concerns Over Data Center Pushback October 27, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Anthropic PBC says it expects to face heightened scrutiny of how it tackles environmental and social tensions associated with the...
AI’s Climate Footprint Draws Growing Concern From Asset Owners September 18, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Asset owners are increasingly concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on the environment and society, according to a report...
AI Giants Are Quiet on Climate in Sign of Post-ESG Wall Street August 12, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde and Summer Maxwell In a few short years, US artificial intelligence startups have grown into some of the most powerful and influential businesses...
Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI July 2, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde and Spencer Soper The greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google spiked in 2025, pointing to a growing problem for...
Extreme Weather to Drive $20 Trillion in Spending June 3, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Extreme weather will likely spur more than $20 trillion in global spending over the next decade, boosting sales and earnings...
Shareholders Press Big Tech Over AI Energy Use and Climate Goals May 22, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Activist investors are pushing technology companies to explain how they’re reconciling surging electricity demand for AI with their climate commitments....
Bank CEOs’ AI Obsession Collides With Warning From Watchdogs May 21, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff, Olivia Raimonde and William Shaw As bank executives increasingly tout the promise of artificial intelligence to slim down workforces, regulators are warning them not to...
Red-State AGs Call Out Credit-Rating Companies Over ESG April 30, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde A group of state attorneys general wrote to the US Securities and Exchange Commission and major credit-rating firms, raising concerns...
Apple, Amazon Push Back on Stricter Emissions Reporting Rules April 24, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde Major corporations are pushing back against a possible tightening of emissions reporting standards that would have implications for the clean...