Tech companies share their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions more transparently now, but does this translate into action? Do they, in fact, reduce their emissions and improve their environmental impact. While things are moving, change isn’t fast enough.

Here’s the tl;dr of what I found in the 2022 data:

2022 amount of million mtCO2e | change Year over Year (YoY)

Alibaba 12.25 | ?
Amazon 71.2 | 🟡
Apple 20.6 | 🟢
Google 10.18 | 🟡
Meta 14 | 🛑
Microsoft 13 | 🟡
Tencent 5.74 | 🛑

It’s a slightly better outlook than what I found last year in the 2021 data (results available on my blog), and still emissions are not getting reduced at the scale and speed necessary. I will say, though, that I am very glad to see more attention directed towards data centers, their energy, land, and water usage — an improvement in the reporting over the years. Now, it’s time to follow through.

Feedback or questions? Do let me know in the comments.