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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07219-0

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Recognizing the global imperative to substantially mitigate GHG emissions, limit temperature rise, and avoid the worst effects of climate change, Alphabetbecame the first major
company to match 100% of its annual global electricity with renewable energy, and in 2021, it announced it would reach net-zero GHG emissions,
reduce 50% of its operational and value chain emissions, and source 24/7 carbon free energy (CFE) for its worldwide operations by 2030.

Yet, despite its commitments, Alphabet’s GHG emissions have ballooned,
rising 13% higher in 2023 than the previous year and 48% higher than in 2019.
The Company points to its rapid development of energy-intensive data centers, which house the infrastructure (servers, storage systems,
networking equipment, and related hardware) that power its AI models, as the primary cause.
Alphabet further notes that its data center energy consumption is “outpacing” its ability to bring on clean energy projects.

The Real-World Impacts of Data Centers

The breakneck speed of data center construction, size of hyperscale
data centers, expansion of utility generation, transmission, and distribution assets, and increase in climate-warming emissions associated
with data center electricity consumption have raised concerns about data center impacts to communities, utility grids, and the climate.

Just focusing on a narrow subset of those concerns – data centers’
sizeable electricity demand and consumption – the scale of impact is troubling. For example, one hyperscale data center can consume
as much energy as thousands of households, and leading
AI developers, including Alphabet, are currently designing data centers that will draw more than 1 GW of power per site.
Putting that figure into context, 1 GW of power is comparable to the average sized nuclear power plant in the United States.

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https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/sustainability/google-2024-environmental-report.pdf#page=8

Ibid.

https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/sustainability/google-2024-environmental-report.pdf#page=34

https://vcnva.org/agenda-item/responsible-data