Microsoft's AI Ambition And Data Center Growth Side Effects: Emissions
Microsoft's AI Ambition And Data Center Growth Side Effects: Emissions
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) has seen its emissions increase by nearly a third since 2020, primarily driven by the expansion of data centers required for AI and cloud computing, as reported in its annual sustainability report on Wednesday, Financial Times notes.
《金融时报》指出，微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）的排放量自2020年以来增加了近三分之一，这主要是由人工智能和云计算所需数据中心的扩张所推动的。
The company attributes these challenges to its unique position as a leading cloud supplier aggressively expanding its data centers to keep pace with competitors like Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google in the generative AI space.
该公司将这些挑战归因于其作为领先云供应商的独特地位，该公司积极扩展其数据中心，以在生成式人工智能领域与亚马逊公司（纳斯达克股票代码：AMZN）和Alphabet Inc（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）谷歌等竞争对手保持同步。
The company has heavily invested in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and is developing its AI tools.
该公司对ChatGPT的创建者OpenAI进行了大量投资，并正在开发其人工智能工具。
Despite a 6.3% reduction in direct and energy-related emissions in 2023 compared to its 2020 baseline, emissions from Microsoft's supply chain, which constitute the majority of its total emissions, soared by 30.9%. This led to an overall increase in emissions by 29.1%, Financial Times cites from the report.
尽管与2020年的基准相比，2023年的直接和能源相关排放减少了6.3％，但占其总排放量的微软供应链的排放量猛增了30.9％。《金融时报》援引该报告称，这导致总排放量增加了29.1％。
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it would require its "high volume" suppliers to use 100% carbon-free electricity for all goods and services provided to the company by 2030.
微软周三宣布，它将要求其 “大批量” 供应商在2030年之前为提供给该公司的所有商品和服务使用100％的无碳电力。
Moreover, Microsoft plans to support around $10 billion in renewable energy projects developed by Brookfield Asset Management, aligning its clean energy objectives with AI developments.
此外，微软计划支持布鲁克菲尔德资产管理公司开发的约100亿美元的可再生能源项目，使其清洁能源目标与人工智能发展保持一致。
Earlier, Salesforce, Inc (NYSE:CRM) voiced the need for expanded environmental regulation of artificial intelligence due to the sector's high energy usage and lack of emissions reporting.
此前，Salesforce, Inc（纽约证券交易所代码：CRM）表示，由于该行业的高能耗和缺乏排放报告，需要扩大对人工智能的环境监管。
Analysts deem Microsoft's Azure poised for public cloud leadership by 2032.
分析师认为，到2032年，微软的Azure有望在公有云上占据领先地位。
Price Action: MSFT shares traded higher by 0.12% at $423.57 at the last check Thursday.
价格走势：在周四的最后一次支票中，MSFT股价上涨0.12％，至423.57美元。
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