Google’s carbon emissions went up again as its AI push continues
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TL;DR
- Google's "ambition-based emissions" grew 11% last year to 11.5 million metric tons of CO2, a 51% increase compared to 2019.
- The tech giant cites the "rapid evolution of AI" as a factor making climate goals more challenging.
- These "ambition-based" emissions exclude certain supply chain pollution categories.
- Total emissions reported in the appendix reached 15,185,200 metric tons of CO2.
- Despite a 12% reduction in carbon emissions from data centers, energy usage is rising due to AI.
- Google points to external factors like climate policy changes and slow deployment of carbon-free energy technologies.