AI-driven Datacenter Builds Increased Microsoft's Emissions 25% In One Year

人工智能驱动的数据中心建设导致微软一年排放量增加了25%

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时间: on Sunday July 12, 2026 @10:34AM

Microsoft released its 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report showing that last year it matched its entire electricity consumption with renewable energy, reports The Register . "The bad news is it also increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25%" — mostly due to datacenter construction and a decision to stop purchasing some renewable energy certificates: In 2020, Microsoft set itself the goal of becoming "carbon-negative " by 2030. Its own figures show emissions heading only upwards, from 13 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 2020, to 20 million tons in 2025. However, Microsoft estimates that without the carbon reduction initiatives it has already put in place, emissions would now stand at 34 million tons... For the first time, Microsoft claims to have replenished more [water] than it

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