Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France

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Tech giants' datacentre emissions surge undermines climate goals with no mitigation evident. | The unchecked expansion of datacentres by major tech firms has led to a significant surge in emissions, directly undermining global climate action (SDG 13) and planetary boundaries. This growth prioritizes infrastructure over sustainability, with no immediate corrective action evident in the data.