Overview

• Amazon’s total carbon emissions climbed to 68.25 million metric tons CO2e last year, marking the first year-over-year increase since 2021.
• The increase was driven largely by accelerated construction of AI-focused data centers and higher fuel consumption by delivery providers facing electric vehicle and low-carbon fuel constraints.
• Indirect emissions from purchased electricity rose 1% as advanced AI technologies demanded more power for computing and cooling, while direct logistics emissions jumped 6%.
• Amazon asserts it matches 100% of data center electricity with renewables and is negotiating small modular nuclear reactor agreements to help manage future energy needs.
• Advocacy groups including Amazon Employees for Climate Justice dispute the company’s reliance on renewable energy credits and are calling for more transparent reporting on its fossil fuel use.