Microsoft's Carbon Emissions Jump 25% as AI Data Center Expansion Outpaces Climate Goals

Microsoft emissions surge 27% as AI buildout crimps climate goals

Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions jumped 27% in its latest fiscal year, the tech giant disclosed Thursday, adding to a ...

In the AI race, Microsoft’s emissions jump

The Redmond-based tech giant reported 21 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal year 2025, a roughly 27% ...

Microsoft’s emissions surged 25% in 2025 during data center boom

The software company pledged six years ago to pull more carbon from the atmosphere than it was emitting by 2030.

AI comes at a cost: Microsoft's emissions jump 27% despite climate pledge

Microsoft emissions surged 25% during data center boom

It's the latest technology company to report a setback in its efforts to erase emissions amid heavy spending on artificial intelligence data

Gas-Powered Data Centers for AI Could Emit 129 Million Tons of CO2 Annually, Surpassing Morocco's Emissions

A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit mo