environment
Big Tech’s data centre boom poised to drive up carbon emissions
FT analysis finds 60 largest planned facilities could emit equivalent of 27 coal plants or 24mn cars per year
TL;DR
- 60 largest planned data centers could emit the equivalent of 27 coal plants annually.
- These facilities could also emit as much as 24 million cars per year.
- The growth of Big Tech's data centers is linked to rising carbon emissions.