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AI drives up Google and Amazon's carbon emissions, challenging their net-zero goals.

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02 Jul 2026, 22:14 WIB
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AI drives up Google and Amazon's carbon emissions, challenging their net-zero goals.

Google and Amazon's latest sustainability reports reveal significant rises in carbon emissions, up 25% and 16% respectively, largely due to increased AI use. While both companies have committed to net-zero emissions, AI's heavy energy demand, especially from data centers and semiconductor manufacturing, complicates these targets. Much of the emissions growth stems from indirect sources like hardware production and data center construction. To meet their climate goals, they must boost renewable energy use, invest in greener materials, and purchase carbon removal credits, making the path to net-zero more challenging but still achievable.

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