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Climate activists are protesting the rapid expansion of AI data centers and Amazon's plan to build what would be the largest gas-fired power plant in the United States, arguing the tech boom is driving new fossil fuel infrastructure. Coverage highlights growing tension between the energy demands of artificial intelligence and climate commitments, with campaigners calling on major tech companies to curb emissions.

Critics are accusing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of risking the retirement savings of 22 million Canadians by backing gas power plants meant to serve AI data centres. The argument is that the pension fund should act in contributors' best interest, not gamble on fossil fuel infrastructure whose value could erode as clean energy advances and AI demand shifts.

A commentary argues that the wave of new gas-fired power plants being built to supply electricity to AI data centres could expose ordinary workers' retirement savings to significant financial risk. The piece raises concerns that pension funds backing this infrastructure may face losses if demand projections for AI-driven energy use do not materialise, tying household retirement security to speculative tech expansion.