Microsoft, Google, and Amazon report surging emissions from AI data centers. Carbon credit purchases jumped to 68.4 million as crypto miners pivot to AI

Demand for AI is expanding, but sustainability solutions are “not scaling fast enough,” Microsoft reported.

It's the latest big tech report to show emissions and resource use climbing with AI growth.

Microsoft's emissions rose 23.4% from its 2020 baseline as AI infrastructure expands. A $9.7B deal with former Bitcoin miner IREN signals crypto-AI

Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions jumped 27 percent in its latest fiscal year, the tech giant disclosed Thursday, adding to a wave of worsening environmental reports from an…

El aumento se debió en gran medida a un incremento notable de las emisiones asociadas a la electricidad comprada

Microsoft says data centers were “primarily” responsible for higher emissions.

Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions jumped 27% in its latest fiscal year, the tech giant disclosed Thursday, adding to a wave of worsening environmental reports from an industry…

Microsoft's carbon emissions surged by 25 percent in 2025, reaching 34 million metric tons, largely due to datacenter expansion and changes in renewable energy practices.

Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.

Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's carbon emissions have risen nearly 20% in a year, with datacentre construction driving their collective output to half that of France.

Microsoft, Google, and Amazon report surging emissions from AI data centers. Carbon credit purchases jumped to 68.4 million as crypto miners pivot to AI

Sustainability reports from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft saw the companies confirming sharp increases in their carbon emissions

Microsoft emissions rose about 25% in 2025 to 20.3 million tonnes, driven by AI data centres, pushing its carbon-negative-by-2030 pledge further away.