Energy & Climate6 min reading time
Big tech’s lofty climate goals wrecked by energy-hungry AI
The Guardian
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Google and Amazon reported significant increases in carbon emissions due to their expanding AI data centers, challenging their net-zero climate goals. Both companies acknowledge the environmental impact of AI's energy demands while continuing to invest heavily in AI infrastructure. Microsoft is expected to report similar emission increases soon.
- Microsoft promised to be carbon negative. Its emissions just jumped 25%· The Next Web
- Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France· The Guardian
- Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year· The Verge
- Google Admits It Missed Its Climate Goals — Again — Because of AI· Futurism
