Amazon, Microsoft, Google All Report AI-Driven Emissions Jumps
Their combined 119 million tons of datacenter CO2e equals roughly a third of France's entire national output.
- Amazon's emissions rose 16% to 80.9 million tons in its 2025 report.
- Microsoft's footprint grew 25% to 20 million tons, filed July 9.
- Google's operations rose 18%, supply chain emissions jumped 25% higher still.
Why it matters: Three companies measured, reported, and explained their own pollution; no outside body verified a single figure.
Amazon 2025 Sustainability Report; Microsoft 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report (blogs.microsoft.com, Jul 9 2026); Google 2026 Environmental Report (blog.google) ↗ · Jul 12, 20267/12/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check