{"id":19335,"date":"2025-07-02T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/google-undercounts-its-carbon-emissions-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:37:20","slug":"google-undercounts-its-carbon-emissions-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/google-undercounts-its-carbon-emissions-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Google undercounts its carbon emissions, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research says Google\u2019s carbon emissions went up by 65% between 2019-2024, not 51% as the tech giant had claimed<\/p>\n

In 2021, Google set a lofty goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Yet in the years since then, the company has moved in the opposite direction as it invests in energy-intensive artificial intelligence. In its latest sustainability report<\/a>, Google said its carbon emissions had increased 51% between 2019 and 2024.<\/p>\n

New research aims to debunk even that enormous figure and provide context to Google\u2019s sustainability reports, painting a bleaker picture. A report authored by non-profit advocacy group Kairos Fellowship found that, between 2019 and 2024, Google\u2019s carbon emissions actually went up by 65%. What\u2019s more, between 2010<\/a>, the first year there is publicly available data on Google\u2019s emissions, and 2024, Google\u2019s total greenhouse gas emissions increased 1,515%, Kairos found. The largest year-over-year jump in that window was also the most recent, 2023 to 2024, when Google saw a 26% increase in emissions just between 2023 and 2024, according to the report.<\/p>\n

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\nResearch says Google\u2019s carbon emissions went up by 65% between 2019-2024, not 51% as the tech giant had claimed
\nIn 2021, Google set a lofty goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Yet in the years since then, the company has moved in the opposite direction as it invests in energy-intensive artificial intelligence. In its latest sustainability report, Google said its carbon emissions had increased 51% between 2019 and 2024.
\nNew research aims to debunk even that enormous figure and provide context to Google\u2019s sustainability reports, painting a bleaker picture. A report authored by non-profit advocacy group Kairos Fellowship found that, between 2019 and 2024, Google\u2019s carbon emissions actually went up by 65%. What\u2019s more, between 2010, the first year there is publicly available data on Google\u2019s emissions, and 2024, Google\u2019s total greenhouse gas emissions increased 1,515%, Kairos found. The largest year-over-year jump in that window was also the most recent, 2023 to 2024, when Google saw a 26% increase in emissions just between 2023 and 2024, according to the report. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Research says Google\u2019s carbon emissions went up by 65% between 2019-2024, not 51% as the tech giant had claimed In 2021, Google set a lofty goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Yet in the years since then, the company has moved in the opposite direction as it invests in energy-intensive artificial intelligence. In …<\/p>\n

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