In her October 2, 2025, column for Bloomberg Opinion, Lara Williams argues that the political and corporate commitment to ambitious climate action is increasingly fragile, with world leaders and powerful industries retreating from their own pledges. Though climate rhetoric remains widespread, concrete policies are being delayed, watered down, or quietly abandoned. Williams suggests that this retreat signals a deeper collapse of the green movement in the face of mounting energy demands from technological change.
World leaders like UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump, and EU officials are increasingly accused of backtracking on climate commitments, with delays on emissions targets and deforestation rules undermining pledges.
Despite public reassurances from figures like Ursula von der Leyen, the EU remains divided on climate policy, reflecting a broader global failure: 74% of Paris Agreement signatories have not submitted updated 2025 targets, while governments plan to produce far more fossil fuels than climate goals allow.
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and data centers is driving unprecedented energy demand, making tech companies like Microsoft backtrack on carbon-negative promises and prioritize energy access over green commitments.
Analysts suggest the “green energy revolution” is faltering under the weight of soaring energy consumption, with tech firms, financial institutions, and media companies shifting focus from climate goals to securing vast, cheap power supplies—potentially aligning them with Trump-era policies....<<<Read More>>>...