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Data centers could send US climate pollution skyrocketing

Sierra Club analysis warns expanding server loads could reverse emissions reductions

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards··United States

A study published by the Sierra Club indicates that American power sector carbon dioxide emissions could rise by 42 percent by 2030 compared to 2025 levels, driven by the expansion of data centres. Electricity providers are increasingly turning to new fossil fuel generation assets to satisfy the escalating power requirements of digital infrastructure. Researchers warn this trajectory threatens to erase roughly fifteen years of reductions in domestic greenhouse gas emissions.

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This summary was written by the GPU Data Hub desk from reporting published by The Verge on 29 Oct 2026, 17:10. Read the full article at the original publisher.

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