Fossil fuel companies are using AI to increase oil and gas production, which leads to higher carbon emissions.

AI Was Supposed to Cut Emissions. Instead, Fossil Fuel Companies Are Using It to Find More Oil and Gas. A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production. https://www.desmog.com/2026/09/30/ai-was-supposed-to-cut-emissions-instead-fossil-fuel-companies-are-using-it-to-find-more-oil-and-gas/

AI Was Supposed to Cut Emissions. Instead, Fossil Fuel Companies Are Using It to Find More Oil and Gas. A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production. https://www.desmog.com/2026/09/30/ai-was-supposed-to-cut-emissions-instead-fossil-fuel-companies-are-using-it-to-find-more-oil-and-gas/

A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production. When United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders last week in his UN address about the unchecked power of both Big Oil and artificial intelligence, he treated them as two of the defining challenges facing governments. The fossil fuel industry is turning to AI to map seabeds, identify new oil reservoirs, assess oil wells’ “abandonment risks”, inspect facilities, and streamline regulatory processes, potentially adding to the emissions of an industry that Guterres said governments must move away from. At the same time, the technology companies providing these AI tools are not generally held accountable for the additional fossil fuel production and emissions their products may enable. https://www.desmog.com/2026/09/30/ai-was-supposed-to-cut-emissions-instead-fossil-fuel-companies-are-using-it-to-find-more-oil-and-gas/ #ClimateChange