UN chief urges AI firms to 'come clean' over environmental footprint (opens in new tab)

As Europe bakes under a second heatwave in as many months, Guterres delivered a speech in London that painted a stark picture of a planet that has just endured its 11 hottest years on record. "Climate chaos is accelerating before our eyes," Guterres said, while the energy crisis, fuelled by war in the Middle East, is "exposing the folly of a world hooked on hydrocarbons". "It is clear that our world is facing a Tale of Two Crises," Guterres said, referencing the 19th century British writer Ch...