UII UPDATE 455 | JANUARY 2026
Intelligence Update
As emissions soar, operators look to carbon capture
OPINION
During 2024 and 2025, a new trend emerged: many large data center builders and operators reported increases in their Scope 2, location- and market-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories, reversing their efforts toward net-zero commitments. While this shift does not indicate a loss of commitment to those goals, it is an inevitable result of the rapid growth in energy demand driven by data center expansion.
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