US tech giants Google and Amazon have reported a strong increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025. AI data centers are behind the rise, challenging the companies' climate pledges.

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

Company admits demand could impact progress to net-zero by 2040

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.