Google's CO2 emissions have risen by 50% in five years

Google's CO2 emissions have risen by 48% in the last five years with the development of artificial intelligence and the data centres needed to run AI-based applications and train large language models. Google's CO2 emissions reached 14.3 million tonnes in 2023, an increase of 48% compared to 2019. However, the group is maintaining its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030, pointing out that this is an extremely ambitious target. According to some analyses, the development of AI could lead to a shortage of electrical energy in the United States within two years.