Google has admitted its greenhouse gas emissions have risen 48% over the past five years - largely because of artificial intelligence - scuppering its climate aims. AI systems require intense levels of computational power, and this has piled pressure on the tech giant's data centres around the world. In its latest environmental report, Google went on to warn that reducing these emissions 'may be challenging' - especially as it builds new infrastructure.
Google claims it is 'actively working through' the 'significant challenges' it faces - and some initiatives rolled out to lower emissions may not be beneficial immediately. The report added: 'While we advanced clean energy on many of the grids where we operate, there are still some hard-to-decarbonise regions like Asia-Pacific where CFE isn't readily available.
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