WASHINGTON ¨C The fast-rising energy demands of Big Tech are undermining the ambitious climate pledges that Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have all made in recent years, according to a report from the nonprofit NewClimate Institute.
The research says the tech sector faces a ¡°climate strategy crisis¡± as its data centers demand ever more electricity and water to power growing fields, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.
¡°These companies seem to have lost their way with regard to climate strategies,¡± report co-author Thomas Day said by phone.
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