It's more evidence that AI growth is making it harder for tech giants to maintain climate ambition.
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Amazon's greenhouse gas emissions rose sharply last year as the company raced to expand AI infrastructure.
Why it matters: Amazon's annual environmental report, released a day after Google's report unveiled similar increases, adds to mounting evidence that AI growth is making it harder for tech giants to maintain climate ambition.
Amazon's carbon emissions rose 16% in 2025 amid data center boom
Las emisiones de carbono de las grandes tecnol�gicas se disparan con el crecimiento de la IA
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Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’s
Las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de Amazon y de Alphabet (Google) se dispararon en 2025, lo que apunta a un problema…
Artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data centres led to a spike in electricity demand between 2020 and 2023.
