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Tech giants' indirect emissions rose 150 percent in three years

By Olivia Le Poidevin

Jun 6 2025 6:43AM

As AI expands.

Tech giants' indirect emissions rose 150 percent in three years

Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies rose on average by 150 percent from 2020-2023, due to the demands of power-hungry data centres, a United Nations report said. The use of artificial intelligence by Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta ...

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