Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
2026-05-09 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Google developers 'accidentally' understated the carbon emissions of proposed UK AI datacentres by a factor of five in planning documents. Nothing says 'we care about the environment' like conveniently miscalculating your pollution by 500%. Apparently Big Tech's AI ambitions come with creative math skills for regulatory filings.