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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 months ago

Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website

www.nationalobserver.com

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Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website

www.nationalobserver.com

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 months ago

Five years ago, Google’s climate action ambitions were the gold standard for Big Tech. Then, with power demand spikes from AI data centres, in July it scrubbed its sustainability website of its 2030 net zero pledge.

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😆 Randall knows what he is talking about.

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