Google paper: one Gemini text prompt emits 0.03g CO2e

Google's 2025 research paper reports a median Gemini Apps text prompt generates 0.03g of CO2e, per a r/artificial post. A 2024 University of Wisconsin–Madison paper puts one cheeseburger at 1.9 kg CO2e, roughly 63,000 prompts' worth.
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