Our AI habit is making us less environmentally friendly, Google admits
Amid a fall in renewable energy usage and increased water consumption, Google SVP of learning and sustainability Ben Gomes said the Chocolate Factory maintains its"bold goal" to achieve net zero emissions, but the disappointing data is due to the AI that Google has made the centerpiece of its operations.
Regardless of the talk, Google's consumption of carbon-free energy decreased a bit, from 66 to 64 percent, between 2021 and 2022. More startling is the company's scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, which are those coming from the purchase of power, heat and the like, which jumped 37 percent between 2021 and 2022.
"We also know that our path to net-zero emissions won't be easy or linear; it may require us to navigate significant uncertainty and deploy new systems and technologies across our business." Google said that it launched a water replenishment program in 2021, and this report marks the first time Google has returned data from that initiative. According to Google, it wants to replenish 120 percent of the freshwater it consumes by 2030. As of 2022, it was restoring just 6 percent of its consumed water, per the report.
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