COP31 Host Says AI Climate Footprint to Be a Summit Priority
- On Monday, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum announced that Turkey will address "growing fears over the rise of AI" at the upcoming summit in Antalya, pushing tech companies to power data centers with clean energy.
- In an unusual arrangement this year, Australia is presiding over political negotiations while Turkey hosts and designs the sideline agenda. Kurum stated, "We must openly discuss AI's growing energy consumption and it is time for governments to start setting the terms."
- Turkey launched the "Antalya Pledge" with the United Nations to align AI infrastructure with climate goals, while the "35x35" initiative aims to increase electricity's share of final energy consumption to 35% by 2035.
- Dedicating a COP day to technology, Turkey will launch "a portfolio of AI-enabled clean-technology pilots" connecting developers, industry partners, and investors to support electrification across buildings, transport, and industry.
- The voluntary pledge does not require approval from the nearly 200 nations at the summit, encouraging support for the "action agenda" ahead of COP31 in Antalya this November.
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We need to openly discuss the increasing energy consumption of AI, stressed the Turkish Minister of Environment and chairman of the session
Türkiye seeks global backing for 'climate responsible AI' at COP31
The voluntary Antalya Pledge asks governments and companies to disclose data centre energy use and shift to renewables, as US and Chinese AI build‑outs are set to drive most of this decade’s extra electricity demand.
<p>How to align AI development and global climate goals - Turkey proposed an important agreement ahead of the COP31 summit Turkey initiated an agreement to align AI development with climate goals. It is also proposed to increase the share of electricity up to 35% by 2035.</p>
Türkiye launches AI initiative ahead of COP31 climate summit
NEW YORK: Türkiye, which will host the COP31 climate summit in Antalya in November, launched a push on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Monday (Sep 21) to address AI's skyrocketing energy demand through a political pledge that countries would adopt to align their AI infrastructure build-out
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