DiscoverLatest from Windows CentralSo much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling
So much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling

So much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling

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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So much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling

So much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling

Richard Devine