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Google Admits It Missed Its Climate Goals — Again — Because of AI

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Google Admits It Missed Its Climate Goals — Again — Because of AI
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Google’s electricity use and emissions skyrocketed last year due to its aggressive AI infrastructure buildout, according to the company’s most recent environmental impact report.



“The biggest change to our environmental impact is the expansion of our technical infrastructure — and the energy needed to operate it,” reads the report.



The report adds that in the years since 2019, Google’s electricity demand has risen by a staggering 250 percent, an increase

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