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PolicyCA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Wednesday, April 22, 2026
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
Gas-powered data centers risk emissions exceeding entire nations
“A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more…”
AI score breakdown
#18 that day6.00/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%3/10
Economic impact · weight 25%8/10
Job impact · weight 20%5/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%8/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%9/10
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