Industry9 Jul 2026
Industry 75Product news: Microsoft reports a 25% emissions rise amid AI data-centre growth despite water and circularity milestones
Brad Smith, Melanie Nakagawa, Microsoft
AI Product and Learning Report
Product news: Microsoft's 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report says total Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions rose 25% year over year, mainly as data-centre infrastructure expanded. It also reports renewable-energy matching, global water replenishment and circularity milestones whose local meaning still requires careful scrutiny.
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