From Gigabytes to Gigatons: China's Data Centers and Their Carbon Footprint from 2006 to 2050.
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- 10.1021/acs.est.6c03248
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- 2026 Aug 18
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@article{allodium:10.1021/acs.est.6c03248,
title = {From Gigabytes to Gigatons: China's Data Centers and Their Carbon Footprint from 2006 to 2050.},
author = {Jin Y and Zheng Y and Ni J and Feng C and Yuan R and Zhong X and Behrens P},
year = {2026},
journal = {Environmental science \& technology},
doi = {10.1021/acs.est.6c03248},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c03248}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - From Gigabytes to Gigatons: China's Data Centers and Their Carbon Footprint from 2006 to 2050. AU - Jin Y AU - Zheng Y AU - Ni J AU - Feng C AU - Yuan R AU - Zhong X AU - Behrens P PY - 2026 JO - Environmental science & technology DO - 10.1021/acs.est.6c03248 UR - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c03248 ER -
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Y, J., Y, Z., J, N., C, F., R, Y., X, Z., & P, B. (2026). From Gigabytes to Gigatons: China's Data Centers and Their Carbon Footprint from 2006 to 2050.. Environmental science & technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c03248
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