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By conducting two Google searches from a desktop computer can create about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle, based on new research. A typical search generates about 7 grams of CO2. Boiling a kettle generates about 15 grams. This is the case since Google operates vast data centers around the world that consume significant power. Google is tight-lipped about its energy consumption and carbon footprint. It also does not disclose the locations of its data centers. However, with more than 200 million online searches estimated globally on a daily basis, the electricity consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions caused by computers and the Internet is provoking concern.

A recent review by Gartner stated the global IT industry generated as much greenhouse gas as the world’s airlines — about 2% of global CO2 emissions. User searches are often sent to servers thousands of miles apart, whichever produces the answer fastest. The system minimizes delays but increases. energy consumption. Google maintains servers in the U.S., Europe, Japan and China.