2025-06-05: Carbon emission grew 182% from 2020-2023 - Amazon with the largest growth

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) published a report showing that major cloud providers have massively increased their emissions. Amazon's operational carbon emissions grew the most at 182% in 2023 compared to three years before, followed by Microsoft at 155%, Meta at 145% and Alphabet at 138%. Interestingly, Amazon claims it is running on 100% clean energy. Reuters reported first.