KEY POINTS
- An AI-assisted review found few large firms in power, meat and dairy, and transport are using AI in the emissions-cutting ways a recent study projected.
- A UK grid partnership halved solar-forecast error, while cultivated-meat venture funding fell from $989 million in 2021 to about $83 million.
- The authors say data-center emissions could exceed 300 million tons annually in 2035, according to the IEA's base forecast.
A new analysis says the case that artificial intelligence will help cut global emissions remains largely unproven. MIT Technology Review published the piece, written by Mary Nichols of the UCLA School of Law and Jeremy Tamanini of the research firm Dual Citizen, as countries gather in Antalya, Turkey for the United Nations climate conference.
