How Tech Companies Are Obscuring AI’s Real Carbon Footprint: Tech giants leading the AI race have found a way to conceal their growing climate impact: unbundled renewable energy certificates

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How Tech Companies Are Obscuring AI’s Real Carbon Footprint: Tech giants leading the AI race have found a way to conceal their growing climate impact: unbundled renewable energy certificates

www.bloomberg.com

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How Tech Companies Are Obscuring AI’s Real Carbon Footprint

www.bloomberg.com

Tech giants leading the AI race have found a way to conceal the climate impact of their growing electricity use: unbundled renewable energy certificates.

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TIL about unbundled RECs. More questions to ask my companies sustainability team 😈

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