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Big Tech is emitting way, way more greenhouse gas emissions than reported
Reported figures are potentially 600 percent higher than the companies allege.
The report also contends that it's "almost impossible" to assess if companies are including third-party emissions in estimates of data centers' environmental impact. X CEO Elon Musk recently came under fire for the operation of his Tennessee-based xAI data center(powering the generative AI chatbot Grok), which has allegedly been more than dozen gas-powered turbines without environmental permits. Prior to the "AI boom," data centers made up around 1-1.5 percent of global electricity consumption, according to the International Energy Agency, but it is expected to double by 2026.
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