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

Google, which has invested substantially in AI, said its 'extremely ambitious' goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2030 'won’t be easy'.
Google’s goal of reducing its climate footprint is in jeopardy as it relies on more and more energy-hungry data centres to power its new artificial intelligence products.
The tech giant has now revealed its greenhouse gas emissions have climbed 48% over the past five years.
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