Amazonは、2025年の同社のエネルギー消費量がニュージーランドの総使用量を超えたと報告した。同年の同社の二酸化炭素排出量は16%増加した。
Amazonは最新の環境報告の一環としてこれらの数値を公表した。同社のクラウドコンピューティング部門であるAWSは、AIワークロードの増大が排出量増加の主な要因であると指摘している。
今回の報告は前暦年の事業運営を対象としている。発表には、具体的なエネルギー源や削減計画に関する詳細は含まれていない。
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Amazon is investigating three engineers who testified against the company's AI data center expansion plans at Seattle city council hearings. The employees, members of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, face potential disciplinary action after urging stricter regulations on data centers.
Google's annual electricity use increased by 37 percent in 2025, the largest yearly rise in the company's history. The growth stems mainly from expanding AI data centers and related operations. Operational carbon emissions fell 2 percent despite the surge, thanks to clean energy purchases.
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Permits for 11 natural gas-powered data centers across the United States project annual greenhouse gas emissions exceeding 129 million tons—more than Morocco released in 2024. Linked to AI companies OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI, these facilities underscore the fossil fuel reliance in the data center boom fueling AI expansion, according to a WIRED review of air permit documents.
Four new major data centres in Cape Town are set to consume the equivalent of 34% of the city's current maximum electricity demand, raising sustainability concerns. Civil society groups have objected to Equinix's proposals over lacks in information on water, emissions and diesel generators. The city and Equinix responded that impacts are manageable.
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SoftBank and its group company will set up a new venture this month, aiming to supply data center capacity at a scale of 10 gigawatts by around 2030.