Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

Amazon is investing in an on-site natural gas power plant for a planned data center in Pecos County, Texas, which could emit up to 33 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, making it the largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. This development highlights the tension between tech companies' surging energy demands for artificial intelligence and their climate pledges, especially as Amazon's carbon emissions rose 16% last year. While Amazon defends the project as necessary to avoid raising local electricity costs, the move underscores how the boom in AI infrastructure threatens corporate sustainability goals.

(Source：TechCrunch)