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by toader 433 days ago
In this book 'World Wide Waste' he states 'Every time I download an email I contribute to global warming.' Is this true? Aren't some data centers, Google for example carbon neutral?
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>>Google's carbon footprint jumped by 48% from 2019, amounting to 14.3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions for 2023. According to the company's Environment Report 2024, 24% of its total emissions, or over 3.4 million tons, comes from market-based sources, i.e., purchased electricity

published July 3, 2024:

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/google-reveals-48...