silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agoData center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than officialwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkData center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than officialwww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareBadlyDrawnRhino @aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoIt’s 662% higher vs 7.62 times. So if x is the amount that big tech is reporting, the actual number is x + 662% or x * 7.62, both gives the same result.
It’s 662% higher vs 7.62 times. So if x is the amount that big tech is reporting, the actual number is x + 662% or x * 7.62, both gives the same result.