The story is always the same: major tech companies tell us they care about the environment to silence criticism, then never actually follow through.
Google’s emissions are up ~50% in 5 years, following similar news Microsoft is also blowing past its climate commitments.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/02/google-ai-emissions
#tech #climate #google #environment #climatechange
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