Microsoft's AI-driven carbon emissions climb 25% in a year, challenging 2030 climate goals

Microsoft's emissions jumped 25% in a year, driven by AI datacenter builds, calling into question its 2030 carbon negative pledge.

• Microsoft promised to be carbon negative. Its emissions just jumped 25%
• Microsoft admits its carbon emissions grew 25 percent in 2025, including a rise in fossil fuel use
• Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions
• Microsoft's AI drive saw its carbon emissions grow by 25 percent in 2025
• Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year
• Microsoft’s carbon emissions climb 25% as tech giants grapple with AI’s energy toll