The 2024 emissions of major digital companies worldwide reached 301 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, up 1.2% from the previous year. Emissions at companies focused on AI nearly doubled from 2020.
Greenhouse gas emissions from major digital companies worldwide totaled 301 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2024, an increase of 1.2% from the previous year. Emissions at companies focused on AI nearly doubled from 2020.
The report compiled data from 200 companies, including Japanese companies such as NTT and SoftBank, and assessed their climate change initiatives. Only 25 companies sourced all their electricity from renewable energy. The 163 companies that disclosed their electricity consumption accounted for 1.7% of global consumption, a volume exceeding that of Australia.
The report also noted that emissions from 4 major AI-related companies had nearly doubled from 2020, identifying the pace of decarbonization in response to surging electricity demand as a challenge.