Green Dreams Vs. AI Reality: Google's Emissions Soar Amid Tech Expansion
Green Dreams Vs. AI Reality: Google's Emissions Soar Amid Tech Expansion
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG)- owned Google's emissions have surged by nearly 50% over the past five years as the company races to catch up with the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) into its products. This reflects a tough path for it to reach its goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2030.
纳斯达克上市公司Alphabet Inc.（NASDAQ：GOOGL）（NASDAQ：GOOG）-旗下的谷歌排放量在过去五年中增长了近50％，因为该公司竞相在其产品中加入人工智能（AI）。这反映了它实现在2030年以前消除碳排放目标的艰难路径。
According to a recent environmental report, Google reported greenhouse gas emissions of 14.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent for 2023.
根据最近的环境报告，谷歌报告2023年的温室气体排放量为1430万公吨二氧化碳当量。
Despite aiming to eliminate emissions by 2030, Google's emissions in 2023 were 48% higher than in 2019 and 13% higher than in 2022.
尽管谷歌的目标是在2030年消除排放，但其2023年的排放量比2019年增加了48％，比2022年增加了13％。
The increase is primarily due to higher energy consumption at its data centers and supply chain emissions, exacerbated by the intensive energy demands of AI technology.
这种增长主要是由于其数据中心能源消耗和供应链排放量的增加，加剧了AI技术对能源的紧张需求。
As of 2022, global data center electricity consumption ranged from 240 to 340 TWh, accounting for approximately 1-1.3% of global electricity demand.
截至2022年，全球数据中心的耗电量在240到340 TWh之间，约占全球电力需求的1-1.3％。
In 2023, Google's data centers consumed over 24 TWh, representing around 7-10% of global data center electricity consumption and about 0.1% of global electricity demand.
在2023年，谷歌的数据中心耗电量超过24 TWh，大约占全球数据中心电力消耗的7-10％，占全球电力需求的约0.1％。
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另外阅读：谷歌信息突然从iPhone RCS聊天中删除"没有加密"图标
In 2023, data center electricity consumption grew by 17%, despite maintaining a 100% global renewable energy match, highlighting the challenge of reducing emissions while increasing compute intensity and infrastructure investments for AI.
尽管保持了全球100％的可再生能源匹配，但在2023年，数据中心的耗电量增长了17％，突显了在增加计算强度和基础设施投资以支持AI的长期业务增长和计划中，尽量减少排放面临的挑战。
"We expect our Scope 3 emissions will continue to rise in the near term, in part due to increased capital expenditures and expected increases in our technical infrastructure investment to support long-term business growth and initiatives, particularly those related to AI," the company stated.
"我们预计，由于增加的资本支出和预期的技术基础设施投资增加，我们的范围3排放将在短期内继续上升，特别是与AI有关的业务增长和计划相关的倡议。"
The energy requirements for AI could disrupt the clean energy goals of both nations and trillion-dollar tech companies, reported Bloomberg.
据彭博社报道，AI的能源需求可能会扰乱两国和万亿美元科技公司的清洁能源目标。
In countries like Saudi Arabia, Ireland, and Malaysia, the energy needed for planned data centers surpasses available renewable energy supplies, according to Bloomberg analysis.
根据彭博社的分析，在沙特阿拉伯、爱尔兰和马来西亚等国家，计划中数据中心所需的能源超过了可用的可再生能源供应量。
Google isn't alone in this struggle. In May, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported a 30% increase in carbon emissions since 2020 due to AI investments, complicating its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2030.
谷歌在这场斗争中并不孤单。在5月份，微软公司（NASDAQ：MSFT）报告称，由于AI投资，其碳排放量增加了30％，这使其实现在2030年实现净零排放的目标更加复杂。
Alphabet stock has gained more than 54% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLC) and Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSE:VOX).
过去 12 个月中，Alphabet Inc 的股票涨幅超过 54%。投资者可以通过 Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund（纽交所：XLC）和 Vanguard Communication Services ETF（纽交所：VOX）获得该股票的收益。
Price Action: GOOGL shares are trading higher by 0.05% at $185.34 in premarket at last check Wednesday.
价格行动：在上周三最后一次交易中，GOOGL股价涨了0.05％，报价为185.34美元。
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