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The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France Source The Guardian - World News
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Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boom

Microsoft, Amazon and Google’s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.

In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third of those of France.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/microsoft-amazon-google-datacentre-carbon-emissions-france Published At 2026-07-11 07:00:49 (3 weeks ago)
Created At 2026-07-11 07:18:16 Updated At 2026-07-11 07:36:16