--- title: The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is... description: New York Climate Week revealed a split within the climate tech community over the AI-driven data center boom. Many energy-focused climate startups have... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-ai-boom-took-over-climate-week-and-not-everyone-is-happy-about-it-cppxaovwe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it | daily.dev og:description: New York Climate Week revealed a split within the climate tech community over the AI-driven data center boom. Many energy-focused climate startups have... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-ai-boom-took-over-climate-week-and-not-everyone-is-happy-about-it-cppxaovwe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cpPXAovWE.png og:image:alt: The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary New York Climate Week revealed a split within the climate tech community over the AI-driven data center boom. Many energy-focused climate startups have embraced the AI buildout as a lifeline, pivoting pitches to match investor enthusiasm and helping venture deal value cross $14 billion in the first quarter, the strongest climate tech fundraising environment in years. But some founders argue the singular focus on AI and data centers is distracting attention and capital from other promising climate sectors that are meeting targets without riding the AI wave. There's also visible fatigue among entrepreneurs who struggled for funding a few years ago and now see customers suddenly eager, with the general expectation that the current boom is temporary but useful for building durable businesses before refocusing on core climate missions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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