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The problem is only just beginning.
The net effect of artificial intelligence could turn out to be positive for the decade we are living through, the President of the European Central Bank said in a debate on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum. But the context is now 'colder' because of geopolitical shifts and the heavy demands AI places on capital, energy and data.
Electricity demand in Portugal had already hit record levels in the first week of the year, but on Monday 19 January it again registered two new record highs at once.
The new peak is part of an unprecedented run of consecutive daily electricity consumption records in Portugal, at a time when the country has been experiencing very low temperatures.
Portugal once again broke records this week, reaching a new historic high of 192.3 gigawatt-hours on Thursday.
Portugal relied more on fossil gas-fired power stations last year to meet a record demand for electricity, which increased carbon dioxide emissions, Zero says.
