{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"ai-s-potential-climate-benefits-outweighed-by-role-in-boosting-fossil-fuels-stud-9ff8e278","title":"AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/11/ai-will-do-more-to-boost-fossil-fuel-production-than-green-energy","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/ai-s-potential-climate-benefits-outweighed-by-role-in-boosting-fossil-fuels-stud-9ff8e278","sourceName":"The Guardian Technology","summary":"Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid AI-driven productivity gains enable more planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels than they avoid from renewables, a study has found. Researchers modelled the technical potential for AI to bo…","category":"Technology","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5afde02d70b45b8bc2c25022c24ff47ed3db6340/798_0_4596_3677/master/4596.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=072f0459dbc5b708180f8774b9855222","lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T09:15:45+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-11T11:59:03.55549+00:00"}}