Google is no longer claiming to be carbon neutral, which has implications for how companies go about making climate claims.
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- @trendsbot@mas.toGoogle Is No Longer Claiming to Be Carbon Neutral The tech giant, which has seen its planet-warming emissions rise because of artificial intelligence, has stopped buying cheap offsets behind the neutrality claim. The company now aims to reach net-zero carbon by 2030. --- 43 uses from 43 accounts #toplink
- Jul 9 did:plc:qomkdnxrqw3gkbytdxea5z65Google stops buying cheap carbon offsets which are a scam, will buy carbon-removal offsets, but no longer claim carbon neutrality. Which is just being honest. Carbon credits cannot possibly be realistically enforced globally, they are casino capitalism flimflam. Tax carbon at the source or STFU.
- @parismarx@mastodon.onlineSince 2007, Google has been buying cheap carbon offsets to say it’s carbon neutral. Now, as generative AI has cause its emissions to soar, it’s stopped buying those offsets and no longer claims carbon neutrality. #tech#ai#google#climate
- @byteseu@pubeurope.comGoogle Is No Longer Claiming to Be Carbon Neutral • The tech giant, which has seen its planet-warming emissions rise because of artificial intelligence, has stopped buying cheap offsets behind the neutrality claim. The company now aims to reach net-zero carbon by 2030.