Microsofts datacenters already use mostly renewable energy. Those emissions are down 6% compared to 2020 and are negligible overall.
What went up 30% is what they call Scope 3 (indirect emissions from suppliers, transport, construction and customers):
"Indirect emissions from all other activities up
and down the value chain such as upstream and
downstream transportation, materials, and end-of-
life impacts, as well as all suppliers’ direct Scope 1
and 2 emissions.
Scope 3 represents over 96% of Microsoft’s
annual emissions in FY23. Our Scope 3 emissions
result primarily from the operations of our tens
of thousands of suppliers (upstream) and the use
of our products across millions of our customers
(downstream).
Tackling Scope 3 means decarbonizing industrial
processes such as steel, concrete, and other
building material production for use in our campus
and datacenter construction, as well as jet fuel for
business travel and logistics."
What went up 30% is what they call Scope 3 (indirect emissions from suppliers, transport, construction and customers):
"Indirect emissions from all other activities up and down the value chain such as upstream and downstream transportation, materials, and end-of- life impacts, as well as all suppliers’ direct Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Scope 3 represents over 96% of Microsoft’s annual emissions in FY23. Our Scope 3 emissions result primarily from the operations of our tens of thousands of suppliers (upstream) and the use of our products across millions of our customers (downstream).
Tackling Scope 3 means decarbonizing industrial processes such as steel, concrete, and other building material production for use in our campus and datacenter construction, as well as jet fuel for business travel and logistics."
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