Amazon's AI Data Center Expansion Drives Record Surge in Carbon Emissions
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Joe Wilkins
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Amazon's AI data center buildout has caused a record-breaking surge in the company's carbon emissions, contradicting its net-zero pledge. According to Axios reporting and Amazon's own environmental report, the company's total electricity use jumped 34%, marking a significant setback for its climate commitments.
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Amazon's AI buildout has fueled an unprecedented leap in the company's emissions, a black mark on a corporation that pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 not even a year ago.
Amazon disclosed that its total electricity use jumped by a whopping 34 percent
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