# UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on artificial intelligence companies to disclose their growing environmental footprint and commit to powering every data centre with renewable energy by 2030. Guterres said at the London Climate Action Week if AI was going to help build a better future, it must be honest about what it costs the world now. A UN study earlier this month found that data centres consumed more electricity than all but 10 countries in 2025. By 2030, they could use more power than all but five countries.
UN chief urges AI companies to come clean on environmental footprint