Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has urged for substantial investments in AI infrastructure while casting doubt on the feasibility of achieving current climate goals, stating at a Washington D.C. AI summit that 'we're not organized to do it.' He highlighted that the growing energy demands of AI, primarily due to the expansion of data centers, could lead to a significant increase in power consumption, rising from 17 gigawatts in 2022 to an estimated 35 gigawatts by 2030. Schmidt believes that the potential benefits of AI outweigh its environmental impacts, suggesting that AI technologies could provide solutions to climate issues rather than constraining their development. Concurrently, researchers warn that generative AI applications consume substantially more energy than traditional search engines, contributing to global electricity consumption concerns. This situation complicates the Biden administration's climate goals of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 and a net-zero economy by 2050. As the AI sector continues to grow, experts like Sasha Luccioni emphasize the urgent need for awareness and mitigation strategies to address its environmental impact.