Microsoft’s clean energy efforts can’t keep up with its data growth

Microsoft’s clean energy efforts can’t keep up with its data growth

Microsoft’s sustainability report, released recently, reveals a 23.4% increase in carbon emissions since 2020. Rapid data center expansion to support cloud and AI operations primarily drove this increase, challenging the company’s carbon reduction goals. A Microsoft spokesperson stated, “We reflect the challenges the world must overcome to develop and use greener concrete, steel, fuels, and chips.” These materials, used in the construction of da…