DeepSeek and Ozempic are complicating energy industry's future forecasts

DeepSeek claims it can reduce the power consumption of AI, urging the energy industry to rethink future demand estimates. Clean energy expert Nat Bullard highlights unexpected factors impacting decarbonization forecasts, such as generative AI and diabetes drugs reducing food consumption. Despite record renewable energy growth in 2024, coal and gas demand also increased, resulting in higher CO2 emissions.