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Data center carbon emissions are set to skyrocket by 2030, with hyperscalers producing 2.5 billion tons of carbon – and power hungry generative AI is the culprit

Data center carbon emissions are set to skyrocket over the next decade, according to research from Morgan Stanley, with generative AI prompting a massive spike in power consumption. A study by the investment bank predicted that the data center industry at large will produce 2.5 billion tons of carbon through 2030. Notably, the research found this rapid increase is three-times…