Google and Amazon this week reported sharp increases in greenhouse gas emissions, driven by the frantic construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure that is pushing the tech giants further from their carbon neutrality pledges. Amazon's emissions, published on Wednesday, have risen 58 percent over the same period, and more than 16 percent last year, despite a pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2040.

Its electricity, water use and greenhouse gas emissions all climbed to record levels last year as the company raced to build more AI infrastructure.

Google's 2025 Environmental Report shows a 51% emissions increase since 2019 and 27% jump in data center electricity use, driven by AI workloads like

Big tech aumentou poluição em 80% desde 2019, apesar de promessa de neutralidade até 2030

Google tries balancing AI data center emissions with clean energy efforts.