UN report warns AI environmental footprint to surge by 2030, straining water and land resources

Kyrgyzstan|opinion & analysis|June 8, 2026 / 11:04 AM

AKIPRESS.COM - A new United Nations report titled The Environmental Costs of AI Energy Consumption: Carbon, Water, and Land Footprint reveals that by 2030, artificial intelligence's water consumption will equal the needs of 1...

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