Turkey previews voluntary AI climate pledge ahead of COP31
Original title: The global pledge to use AI for climate good is a cruel joke
Delegates may endorse the Antalya pledge before its November 16 launch, but the text creates no new obligations.
Negotiators from more than 190 countries are in Antalya, Turkey, for the UN climate summit COP31. Turkey invited other countries to endorse the Antalya Artificial Intelligence Pledge before its official launch on November 16. The pledge calls for cleaner data-center power, reporting, e-waste management, and using generative AI to cut emissions, yet says its objectives are voluntary and non-prescriptive. The United States has no official delegates after leaving the global climate accord.
Unconfirmed: Endorsements are not yet known because the pledge launches on November 16.
- The pledge text says objectives create no new obligations.
- Official launch is scheduled for November 16.
- The US has more data centers than any other country but sent no official delegates.
- An August Nature journal paper found AI raises emissions by boosting fossil-fuel production.
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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.
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