The global pledge to use AI for climate good is a cruel joke

A pledge to make AI less of an environmental disaster is floating around United Nations climate negotiations this month, but it’s just lip service.

A pledge to make AI less of an environmental disaster is floating around United Nations climate negotiations this month, but it’s just lip service.

by Justine CalmaNov 9, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC
Murat Kurum (left), Turkey’s minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change; and Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for Climate Change and Energy, raise their hands together at the COP31 UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Turkey, on November 9th, 2026.