More than four times the number of natural disasters are occurring now than did two decades ago, British charity Oxfam said in a study that largely blamed globalย warming.
โOxfamโฆ says that rising greenhouse gas emissions are the major cause of weather-related disasters and must be tackled,โ the organization said, adding that the world’s poorest people were being hit theย hardest.
A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.
Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
