Amazon använde mer energi än Nya Zeeland under 2025

2 juli 2026

Rapporterad av AI

Amazon har rapporterat att företagets energiförbrukning under 2025 översteg Nya Zeelands totala användning. Företagets koldioxidavtryck ökade med 16 procent under året.

Amazon redovisade siffrorna som en del av sin senaste miljöuppdatering. AWS, företagets molntjänstavdelning, pekade på ökande AI-arbetsbelastningar som en viktig drivkraft bakom ökningen av utsläppen.

Avslöjandet omfattar verksamheten från det föregående kalenderåret. Inga ytterligare detaljer om specifika energikällor eller planer för minskning inkluderades i tillkännagivandet.

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