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Google, AI, & Carbon Emissions - A Lesson In Situational Ethics - CleanTechnica
Clearview says the planned 933 MW plant would emit 4.5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year as Google expands power for AI data centers.
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Google has been building a very clear image for years as one of the major technologies most committed to clean energy. That’s why it has attracted so much attention that it now relates to a natural gas plant in Texas to feed part of a large data center campus linked to artificial intelligence. Google, for its part, has not denied its relationship with the project, although it has clarified that there is still no closed contract for that plant. A…
Google deviates from clean energy pledges with plans to use gas plant to power AI data centers in Texas
Nearly 20 years ago, Google made a commitment to the environment — one it appears to be in the process of breaking with a new methane gas energy plant, according to the Guardian. What's happening? In 2017, Google commemorated its 2007 decision to become a carbon-neutral company. "We knew climate change was a global issue that needed urgent action, so we accelerated our efforts to make our operations carbon neutral," the search giant said at the …
Google, AI, & Carbon Emissions - A Lesson In Situational Ethics - CleanTechnica
Google styles itself as a leader in the use of renewable energy, but it is backsliding on that commitment because of AI. The post Google, AI, & Carbon Emissions — A Lesson In Situational Ethics appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Long waits to connect to the electrical grid and rising electricity bills are forcing data centers to source their own energy, and natural gas is now becoming a key element of America's AI infrastructure.
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