Microsoft’s Emissions Jump Tests Its 2030 Carbon-Negative Goal
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Microsoft says its greenhouse gas emissions rose about 25% in the last year, driven mainly by expanding datacenter infrastructure and energy purchases (Scope 2), even as it matched electricity with carbon-free sources. The data-center build-out, plus new gas-powered projects and partnerships, could delay its plan to become carbon negative by 2030, a trend echoed by peers like Google and Amazon.
- Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions WIRED
- Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France The Guardian
- Electricity Isn’t the Only Driver of Big Tech’s Surging Emissions Heatmap News
- Microsoft's AI boom collides with its climate goals Axios
- Microsoft struggles to fulfill its 2030 sustainability promise amid carbon-heavy AI expansions — the company's chief sustainability officer claims the target is still feasible Tom's Hardware
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