Their focus is on ensuring that the expansion of AI does not impede environmental sustainability goals, while the mechanisms involved will feature new sustainability provisions in current or future AI legislation and principles that emphasize eco-friendly AI utilization. Thus, increased usage of AI caused a 72% increase in data center energy use from 2019 to 2023, with higher CO2 emissions and water consumption as AI data centers depend on water-intensive cooling processes. South Korea: Policies emphasize sustainable AI research and environmental sustainability, but there are no mandatory environmental AI regulations.