Business丨AI-led CO2 emissions affecting tech firms' green goals

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Big technology companies are facing major challenges including soaring energy demand and higher carbon emissions on the back of a rapid and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence.    Google's latest environmental report revealed a 48 percent surge in the US tech giant's emissions over the past five years, largely driven by its advancements in AI despite its ambitious green goals. Similar challenges are confronting other tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon, as they struggle to balance the high energy consumption of AI with their low-carbon objectives. ▲ Technicians check equipment at a computing center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, in June. Liu Xu/Xinhua    AI's higher energy consumption has long been an area of concern.    Experts said AI requires vast amounts of energy, not only to power data centers for computing and operations but also for the production and transportation of large quantities of chips, servers and related equipment, all of which contribute signi ………………………………