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Amazon, Google Emissions Surge; AI-Energy Plans Stalled

7/2/2026

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Tech Giants Emission Rise

Amazon.com Inc. reported that its 2025 total emissions rose 16% to about 81 million metric tons CO2e, driven by data-center builds and delivery fuel use.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google disclosed that its 2025 Scope 3 emissions rose 25% and its electricity use grew 37%, while Scope 2 emissions fell due to clean-energy sourcing.
Proposals in spring asking Amazon, Alphabet and Google to detail AI-energy plans failed to win majority support.

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Google Cuts Emissions

Google cut Scope 1-2 emissions 2 % in 2025 despite a 37 % electricity rise, using clean-energy purchases.
It signed clean-energy contracts over 12 GW in 2025, enough to power Greece for a year.
Google finances nuclear, enhanced geothermal and fusion projects to speed grid decarbonisation.
The Clean Energy Addendum forces suppliers to match 100 % clean electricity by 2029.
AI services avoided 41 million metric tons CO2e in 2025, three times Google’s operational emissions.

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Tech Giants Emission Rise

Amazon.com Inc. reported that its 2025 total emissions rose 16% to about 81 million metric tons CO2e, driven by data-center builds and delivery fuel use.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google disclosed that its 2025 Scope 3 emissions rose 25% and its electricity use grew 37%, while Scope 2 emissions fell due to clean-energy sourcing.
Proposals in spring asking Amazon, Alphabet and Google to detail AI-energy plans failed to win majority support.

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