Google’s UK AI datacentres accused of massively understating carbon emissions
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 09, 2026, 22:53 (IST)
Google's AI data centre plans in the UK significantly underestimated carbon emissions, presenting them as five times smaller than reality. Experts discovered the error involved comparing annual emissions to a five-year carbon budget. These miscalculations affect three proposed sites, collectively impacting over 1% of the UK's 2033 carbon budget, a figure comparable to Bristol's annual emissions.