Google emissions grow 13 per cent in 2023 on back of AI energy demand

Stuart Stone
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Tech giant admits total emissions reached 14.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2023, representing a 48 per cent increase over the past five years

Google has revealed its combined Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increased by 13 per cent to 14.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) in 2023, primarily due to growing data centre energy consumption driven...

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