Guardian International7/11/2026Business
Microsoft, Amazon, Google Carbon Emissions Rise Significantly Due to Datacentre Construction
Quick Look
- Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's combined carbon emissions increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, reaching 119m mTCO₂e, largely due to datacentre construction for AI.
- This surge contrasts with previous efforts to reduce emissions and highlights concerns about the ecological impact of cloud computing and AI development.
AI-generated summary
Font size
Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's combined carbon emissions increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, reaching 119m mTCO₂e, largely due to datacentre construction for AI. This surge contrasts with previous efforts to reduce emissions and highlights concerns about the ecological impact of cloud computing and AI development.
Related Topics
This article was originally published by Guardian International.
