NYC Climate Week Hosts AI Data Center Resistance Talk — SkimNews
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- New York Climate Week 2026 hosts a strategy discussion on 24 September focused on coordinating action against the harms posed by AI data centers.
- Frontline communities fighting local data center developments will join policy advocates pushing for regulatory guardrails to align their efforts.
- Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus serves as the venue for the event, which runs from 10:00 to 12:00 on 24 September.
- Community and economic justice groups aim to replicate the impact of carbon bubble analysis by integrating political and technical expertise on AI infrastructure.
- AI data centers are framed in the event description as drivers of economic, social, and climate harms requiring coordinated resistance.
Why it matters: Grassroots organizers and policy advocates gain a shared platform to challenge AI data center expansion, using an established climate movement framework to amplify local fights. This alignment could shift how tech infrastructure is contested in urban areas, increasing pressure on developers and regulators alike.
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