As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud, hyperscalers like AWS, Google, and Microsoft are under scrutiny for their transparency regarding carbon emissions associated with their services. Canalys analyst Elsa Nightingale criticized these corporations for not accurately disclosing their environmental impact, which she suggests could be significantly underestimated. Notably, Amazon's AWS does not separate its environmental data from the broader company figures, raising concerns about the actual size of its carbon footprint. As emissions from data centers soar, better accountability is crucial for tech buyers and CIOs facing regulatory challenges.
We know that emissions have blown through the roof in the last couple of years. Google and Microsoft are two fantastic examples, but they are not the only examples.
Amazon doesn't provide AWS-specific, location-based data, meaning: We don't really know how big AWS's footprint truly is, which I think is a bit worrying.
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