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Children born in 2020 will face “unprecedented exposure” to extreme weather events, including heatwaves, droughts…
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We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food…
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Maria Antonia Tigre and Susan Ann Samuel On May 2, 2025, a coalition of non-governmental…
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The “wealthiest 10%” of people on the planet are “responsible” for 65% of the 0.61C…
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As large language models have already become essential components of so many real-world applications, understanding…
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Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models are revolutionizing the way we scale AI. By activating only a subset…
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The AI customer support market has exploded to $12.06 billion in 2025, up from $9.53…
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As the AI race intensifies, tech companies are expected to increase AI investments to $300…
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The automotive industry is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in its history. Once…
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Sriram Nagaswamy, Executive Vice President at FourKites is passionate about building world-class teams, with close…
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What would a behind-the-scenes look at a video generated by an artificial intelligence model be…
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Lithium has become a cornerstone of the global energy transition, powering technologies central to decarbonization…
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Although film and television are often seen as creative and open-ended industries, they have long…
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The bodies representing Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and in Australia…
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Important new data about river flow is now available from the Reference Observatory of Basins…
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人工智能（AI）等技术的蓬勃发展带动了中国数据中心的“爆发式增长”，同时也推高了能源消耗和碳排放。 截至2023年底，中国以449个数据中心的数量位居亚太地区之首。 国际能源署（IEA）最新报告显示，2024年中国数据中心用电量已占全球数据中心用电总量的25%，成为仅次于美国的全球第二大电力消耗国。 与各国情况类似，中国数据中心用电量预计将在未来几年持续快速增长，人工智能的兴起是重要推动因素之一。 不过，当前实际需求规模及未来增速仍存在不确定性。 现阶段，其他驱动因素对电力需求增长的影响仍远大于数据中心。 虽然各方对数据中心的预测数据存在差异，但有报告指出，其电力需求可能从2025年的100-200TWh（太瓦时）激增至2030年的600TWh，相应的CO2排放量或将达到200MtCO2e（百万吨二氧化碳当量）。 尽管中央和地方政府已出台多项政策以应对数据中心的环境影响，但挑战依然存在。 电力需求不断增长 中国国务院援引官媒《中国日报》2021年的一份报道称，2020年中国数据中心耗电量达200TWh，约占当年全国总用电量的2.7%，预计到2030年将增至400TWh（占比3.7%）。政府最新数据显示，2022年数据中心用电量为77TWh，2025年预计为150-200TWh，2030年或达400TWh。 2025年初，彭博社援引高盛（Goldman Sachs）更高预估称，中国数据中心的电力需求“预计将增长两倍多（从目前的200TWh），到2030年可能接近600TWh”。 上微信关注《碳简报》 相比之下，国际能源署（IEA）的预测则更为保守，其预计2024年中国数据中心用电量仅为100TWh，到2027年可能翻倍。 无论从占全国电力需求的比重，还是作为需求增长的驱动力来看，数据中心的规模仍然有限。…
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Alex Charr of Connected Energy with the Forsee Power batteries. A new partnership aims to…
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Geothermal drilling rig. Resource recovery firm Veolia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Star…
