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Microsoft emissions jump 25 percent driven by AI data centers
Climate

Microsoft emissions jump 25 percent driven by AI data centers

Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions have surged 25 percent, with the company attributing the rise primarily to expanding its data center infrastructure to power AI products. The spike puts a large crack in Microsoft's long-standing climate leadership narrative.

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