Amazon’s emissions increased 6 percent last year, as the e-commerce and cloud computing giant continued to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts and build out its data center footprint. The company’s total emissions ticked up from 64.

Amazon’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6% last year, due mostly to pollution generated by the company’s delivery fleet and increased data center construction.

After two years of modest declines, Amazon reported today that its carbon footprint grew by 6% last year. The global cloud and online retail giant hit 68.25 million metric tons of carbon emissions — for comparison, that’s about two-thirds of the annual amount emitted by entire state of Washington.

Amazon’s decarbonization goals are being undermined by its push to be a leader in generative AI. Its most recent sustainability report concedes its overall carbon emissions grew for the first time since 2022.

Amazon's emissions rose 6% in 2024, marking the first increase in three years, totaling 68.25 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent.