Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official tally

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech

Surprised? Of course not. Good to see this reporting.

Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?

Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figures

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Generative AI is a disaster for the climate - keep that in mind when you are tempted to use it.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/generative-ai-triples-the-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-data-centers

Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers

Research suggest data centers will emit 2.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas by 2030

^{Ellen Jennings-Trace (TechRadar pro)}