Get the latest tech news
Amazon's Emissions Climbed 6% in 2024 on Data Center Buildout
The e-commerce giant emitted 68 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent last year, up 6% from 2024.
The company and its high-tech rivals are spending heavily on data centers to power artificial intelligence applications, which require plenty of concrete and steel, two materials that use a lot of energy to produce. Environmental watchdogs have raised the alarm as the AI data center boom helped supercharge electricity demand, and, in some areas, breathed new life into natural gas and coal-fired power. Amazon and fellow data-center giants Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft have also signed deals to scoop up carbon-free nuclear power in the coming years.
Or read this on Hacker News
