Tech Industry's Dirty Data Centers: A Greenwashing Scandal in Plain Sight The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) recently dropped a proposed ruling on stricter rules for gas powered data centers.
This decision highlights the tech industry's duplicitous relationship with environmental sustainability, where companies invest in green energy while perpetuating polluting practices.
Data centers are proliferating across the US, often in areas where local electricity production can't meet demand. To compensate, they install gas turbines that emit toxic pollutants into the atmosphere.