AI Data Centers: Organizing the fight against unchecked data center proliferation

Surviving the polycrisis demands a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels. Climate Emergency Fund’s marquee grantee, the Climate Resistance Incubator (CRI), is working to get us there. Developed by world-renowned movement strategists like Paul Engler, Varshini Prakash, and Ivan Marovic, the incubator aims to train and coach the next generation of multi-racial, cross class, young climate leaders who will propel us into the next mass movement to secure a livable future. During a rigorous exploration phase last year, the incubator team identified a rare, potent strategic opportunity to build cross-partisan political power: organizing the fight against the unchecked proliferation of AI data centers while also politicizing climate disasters.