This graph was created in 2022 before the AI boom, when the internet was responsible for 1.67 billion tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
AI data centres accounted for around 2% of global electricity use and 1% of global carbon emissions in 2022—and these figures have surged since.
This graph was created in 2022 before the AI boom, when the internet was responsible for 1.67 billion tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
AI data centres accounted for around 2% of global electricity use and 1% of global carbon emissions in 2022—and these figures have surged since.