World and business leaders in New York this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change as the United Nations General Assembly meets during New York's climate week, the AP reports. Experts say the rise of artificial intelligence and data centers, which consume a lot of energy, and higher fossil fuel prices due to wars in Iran, Venezuela and Ukraine are changing the conversation. The toll from summer's heat waves, wildfires and Nepal's catastrophic flood are also pressing issues. Renewable energy is booming, but climate impacts are accelerating faster than political systems can respond.