Artificial intelligence serves as a critical lever for accelerating corporate decarbonization by optimizing energy efficiency, logistics, and material science. While AI-driven solutions offer transformative potential for emissions reduction and biodiversity, the exponential energy demand of data centers presents a significant challenge to global climate goals. Addressing this requires a shift toward renewable energy sources, on-site power generation, and small modular reactors to meet infrastructure needs. KPMG leaders Mike Hayes and Anish De emphasize that executives must adopt a disciplined, value-driven approach to AI implementation, mapping value chains to prioritize high-impact applications over indiscriminate usage. Harmonizing AI deployment with climate strategy enables companies to navigate regulatory requirements while driving measurable progress toward net-zero. Ultimately, AI acts as both a consumer of energy and a catalyst for the energy transition, necessitating government policy support to scale clean energy solutions effectively.
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