Presenter urges major AI companies to disclose environmental impacts, power data centers with renewables by 2030

A presenter at a United Nations event urged major artificial-intelligence companies to measure and publicly disclose the full environmental impact of their systems and to commit to powering every data center with renewable energy by 2030.

"I'm calling on every major AI company to measure and publicly disclose the full environmental impact of its systems, carbon, water, and land footprints, and commit to power every data center with renewable energy by 2030," the presenter said, linking technology-sector transparency to broader climate goals.

The speaker framed the appeal by pointing to past international achievements: "The world has phased out leaded gasoline. We eliminated ozone-depleting chemicals. So, methane pollution must be next," the presenter said, urging a similar global push to curb methane emissions. The address tied corporate disclosure and operational commitments to efforts to limit greenhouse gases and protect ecosystems.

The presenter accepted a medal during the event and dedicated it "not for myself, but for the United Nations and all those that work in the United Nations to support nature, and for the natural world we are sworn to defend," underscoring the speech's framing as part of collective international work on conservation.

No specific enforcement mechanism, monitoring plan, or list of companies was named in the remarks, and no formal commitments by private companies were announced during the address.