Google’s emissions climb nearly 50% in five years due to AI energy demand

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have increased by 48% over the past five years, primarily due to electricity consumption by data centers and supply chain emissions. The tech giant aims to reach net zero emissions by 2030 but acknowledges that this goal will be challenging due to the uncertainty surrounding the environmental impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Data centers play a crucial role in training and operating AI models, which require significant amounts of energy.

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