The retail and data center giant has renewed a deal to buy nuclear power for its data centers in Pennsylvania. The original contract dates back to last year, but was overturned by regulators when Amazon tried to avoid paying fees to support the public power grid.
Carbon emission grew 182% from 2020-2023 - Amazon with the largest growth
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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.