
Studies estimate that half of the computing capacity of tech companies' data centres comes from subcontractors, yet many companies do not account for these emissions, the study points out. — Pixabay
PARIS: The credibility of climate pledges by the world's tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned June 26.
Apple, Google and Meta said they would stop adding CO2 into the atmosphere by 2030, while Amazon set that target for 2040.