In 2008, a study done by McKinsey & Company with a knowledge base derived from some of the best thinkers around the world, projected by the year 2020 the world’s data centers would surpass the airline industry as a major greenhouse gas polluter. Over that time the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity consumed by these quickly expanding data centers will continue to rise four fold.
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