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2025-06-28 18:15 UTC

"Google’s carbon emissions have soared by 51% since 2019 as [ "AI" ] hampers the tech company’s efforts to go green. The International Energy Agency estimates that datacentres’ total electricity consumption could double from 2022 levels to 1,000TWh (terawatt hours) in 2026, approximately Japan’s level of electricity demand. AI will result in datacentres using 4.5% of global energy generation by 2030, according to calculations by the research firm SemiAnalysis." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/google-emissions-ai-electricity-demand-derail-efforts-green

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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2025-07-02 13:32

"Analysis by MIT Technology Review provides an unprecedented and comprehensive look at how much energy the AI industry uses—down to a single query—to trace where its carbon footprint stands now, and where it’s headed The latest reports show that 4.4% of all the energy in the US now goes toward data centers. Individuals may end up footing some of the bill for this AI revolution." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

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