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.

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.

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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.