亚马逊正在德克萨斯州西部投资一家新的天然气发电厂，为其不断增长的数据中心供电，此举可能使其成为美国最大的温室气体排放源之一。该发电厂名为 GW Ranch，其许可证允许每年排放高达 3300 万吨二氧化碳，这一数字可与美国最大的燃煤电厂的排放量相媲美。随着人工智能需求的持续增长导致排放量增加，这一发展引发了对亚马逊履行其气候承诺（目标是到 2040 年实现碳中和）的担忧。 AI
影响 引发了对人工智能增长的环境可持续性以及数据中心能源需求的担忧。
排序理由 一家主要科技公司进行了重大的基础设施投资，并对环境政策产生了影响。
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