Post #3700942
2026-07-09 19:00 UTC
”Microsoft on Thursday reported its carbon emissions swelled last year as the software giant built new data centers, marking a setback for its climate goals as booming AI demand is expected to drive a sharp increase in global emissions over the next decade.”
”300 million metric tons. That’s the amount of global carbon dioxide emissions from data center electricity use the International Energy Agency expects by 2035, nearly doubling from 180 million tons today.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/07/09/microsofts-ai-buildout-sent-carbon-emissions-up-25-last-year/
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@axbom@axbom.me 2026-07-09 19:07
« Microsoft President Brad Smith and Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa said in the report that while AI infrastructure is driving demand for energy, water, land and materials, “sustainability solutions are not scaling fast enough to meet demand,” noting, “This tension is real, and it is also productive.” » That’s like newspeak for ”I’m hitting all these people with my car but there aren’t enough hospitals being built for them.”