Microsoft’s Emissions Jump Tests Its 2030 Carbon-Negative Goal
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.