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Amazon's carbon emissions jumped 16% in 2025. The driver: massive data center buildout (m.kuow.org)

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Amazon's latest sustainability report shows that carbon emissions from the online retail giant jumped by 16% in 2025, driven in large part by its multi-billion dollar data center buildout.

Amazon has pledged to have net zero emissions by 2040, but the data center requirements of artificial intelligence have raised questions about the potential for Amazon and other big tech companies to reduce their carbon footprint.

Amazon said it increased its indirect emissions from purchasing electricity by 34% in 2025, "driven by electricity use in data centers, electrification of our delivery network, and building electrification," the report states.

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