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As heatwave sweeps across Europe, UN urges AI firms to 'come clean' on environmental footprint

As heatwave sweeps across Europe, UN urges AI firms to 'come clean' on environmental footprint
France 24 Tuesday 23 June 2026, 15:21 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. As heatwave sweeps across Europe, UN urges AI firms to 'come clean' on environmental footprint Environment Issued on: Share UN chief Antonio Guterres called on June 23 for faster action on global warming, challenging AI firms to "come clean" about their environmental footprint and warning that fossil fuels were driving climate and energy crises. This comes as Europe bakes under a second heatwave in as many months. A UN study earlier in June found that the facilities consumed more electricity than all but 10 countries in 2025. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle tells us more.
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