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The sustainability efforts of tech giant Google have undergone a significant shift. According to their latest environmental report, Google's previously acclaimed operational carbon neutrality was disrupted last year. Instead of relying on large-scale carbon offset purchases, Google is now focusing on developing carbon removal technologies to compensate for the remaining emissions they can't reduce.
Additionally, the report indicates that Google's carbon emissions have not decreased but have increased significantly over the past five years, primarily due to the rise in energy consumption from data centers driven by AI development and the substantial increase in supply chain emissions.
