DiscoverLatest from Windows CentralMassive new Google datacenter plans give a stark look at AI's impact on the environment — as bad as 500 flights to Spain every week of the year
Massive new Google datacenter plans give a stark look at AI's impact on the environment — as bad as 500 flights to Spain every week of the year

Massive new Google datacenter plans give a stark look at AI's impact on the environment — as bad as 500 flights to Spain every week of the year

Update: 2025-09-15
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Plans for an upcoming Google datacenter in the UK show a bleak look at the impact AI is having on the environment, with the same CO2 emissions as hundreds of flights to Europe every day.
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Massive new Google datacenter plans give a stark look at AI's impact on the environment — as bad as 500 flights to Spain every week of the year

Massive new Google datacenter plans give a stark look at AI's impact on the environment — as bad as 500 flights to Spain every week of the year

Richard Devine