Big Tech's datacentre emissions much higher than officially reported

Actual impact could be more than 600% higher than claimed

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Big Tech's datacentre emissions much higher than officially reported

A new investigation has uncovered massive discrepancies in major tech companies' environmental claims.

Datacentres owned by Google, Apple, Microsoft and Meta could be emitting more than 660% more carbon than the companies officially report, according to the analysis by The Guardian. The paper, wh...

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