News Google reveals 48% increase in greenhouse gas emissions from 2019, largely driven by data center energy demands

[Admin]

The 48% jump is largely driven by data centers coming online in places with fewer clean energy sources.

Google reveals 48% increase in greenhouse gas emissions from 2019, largely driven by data center energy demands : Read more

 

[Geef]

Google saying this is similar to certain 1billion+ person countries that say they will abide by clean energy rules by 2030, even though their pollution increases every year.

 

[Notton]

The business model of "endless growth" is at odds with finite surface area on earth.

 

[DS426]

Electric rates are too cheap for these mega corps, providing them the economic opportunity to continue consuming more and more electricity, offsetting gains that the U.S. and other parts of the world are making in renewal energy production. Obviously, their amazing big tech wisdom has somehow failed them on how much to invest in their own sustainable energy projects.

I don't know about you all but summer time electric bills hurt for my household at home, and that's with all LED lighting, trying to be reasonable with thermostat and having a high-efficiency HVAC system and appliances, and so on.

 

[Amdlova]

Just put IA to build energy Sources... the answer be "Everyone will die before you got the energy for IA".

 

[davea0511a]

Mind you Google co2 emissions are what percentage of the world's total co2 emissions? There are much much much bigger fish to fry when it comes to greenhouse gases.