Technology leaders lobby Prime Minister to fund £100m AI, climate, and energy centre

Cecilia Keating
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Proposed centre would help the UK meet its net zero emissions ambition while establishing the UK's leadership in the clean tech space ahead of COP26 climate conference, according to Energy UK, techUK, and a number of leading companies and academic institutions.

A coalition of business groups, technology firms, and universities have today called on the UK government to back plans for a £100m 'International Centre for AI, Energy and Climate'. In a letter sent...

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