The gap between tech companies’ official and actual emissions

Official emissions,

artificially deflated

by renewable

energy credits

Total

2023

emissions

1.2x

higher

Amazon

Apple

2.2x

Location-based

actual emissions

from the area of

business operations

Microsoft

1.4x

Google

1.4x

Meta

1.9x

0

20

40

60

80

100

Million metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Official emissions,

artificially deflated

by renewable

energy credits

Total

2023

emissions

1.2x

higher

Amazon

Location-based

actual emissions

from the area of

business operations

Apple

2.2x

Microsoft

1.4x

Google

1.4x

Meta

1.9x

0

20

40

60

80

100

Million metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Official emissions,

artificially deflated

by renewable

energy credits

Total

2023

emissions

1.2x

higher

Amazon

Location-based

actual emissions

from the area of

business operations

Apple

2.2x

Microsoft

1.4x

Google

1.4x

Meta

1.9x

0

20

40

60

80

100

Million metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total

2023

emissions

Official emissions,

artificially deflated by

renewable energy credits

1.2x higher

Amazon

Location-based

actual emissions

from the area of

business operations

Apple

2.2x

Microsoft

1.4x

Google

1.4x

Meta

1.9x

0

20

40

60

80

100

Million metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total

2023

emissions

Official emissions,

artificially deflated by

renewable energy credits

1.2x higher

Amazon

Location-based

actual emissions

from the area of

business operations

Apple

2.2x

Microsoft

1.4x

Google

1.4x

Meta

1.9x

0

20

40

60

80

100

Million metric tons of CO2 equivalent