AI Data Center Slowdown Signals Bigger Threat to Economy Than Tariffs

Douglas McIntyre and David Callaway, Editors-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, explore how economic slowdown and tech sector caution could reshape energy and construction demand. Callaway points to Microsoft’s recent pause on its $100 billion global data center strategy as a major market signal. He suggests that this slowdown in AI-driven infrastructure could have far more serious implications for the global economy than current trade tariffs—especially given the material and energy demands of data center construction.