Google reports a 48% surge in greenhouse gas emissions due to AI 

Google’s annual environment report shows that its greenhouse gas emissions have soared 48% since 2019. The tech giant said “increased data centre energy consumption and supply chain emissions” are the primary reasons behind the rise. 

AI systems require a large number of computers to function effectively. The data centres that support these systems, which are essentially warehouses filled with powerful computing equipment, consume vast amounts of energy to process data and manage the heat generated by all these computers.