The cost of the AI boom: Amazon emissions jump 16% as company stands by net-zero pledge

Amazon emissions rose 16% in 2025

The cloud computing and e-commerce giant emitted about 81 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent last year, a 16% increase from 2024.

The cost of the AI boom: Amazon emissions jump 16% as company stands by net-zero pledge

Amazon’s 2025 sustainability report reveals a 16% carbon emissions spike driven by AI data center expansion, even as the company maintains its 2040 net-zero goals.

Amazon stays ‘stubborn’ on net-zero pledge

Like its rivals Microsoft and Google, Amazon is struggling to tame its greenhouse gas emissions in the face of explosive growth in cloud computing and artificial intelligence services: Its carbon footprint rose 16 percent in 2025. The cloud computing services and e-commerce giant has logged a cumulative increase of 58 percent since the 2019 baseline year for its net-zero-by-2040 commitment, according to its 2025 sustainability report published o…