Meta drops major climate pledge after a decade of membership, says it is still committed to renewable energy
- Meta has funded multiple natural gas power plants over the past 12 months
- The corporate renewable energy initiative RE100 includes Apple, Google, and Microsoft among its 444 members
- Meta has previously committed to running all operations on renewables by 2020
Meta has confirmed it is withdrawing from the RE100 scheme, following the news that it has funded several gas-fired power stations over the past year.
With the company leaning heavily into AI and the necessary data centers that come with such a commitment, it has opted to exit the collective of corporations planning to transition to 100% renewable energy, overturning a public commitment made in 2020.
While RE100 has many other members, including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, Meta’s confirmation of a move away from the group indicates that it doesn’t see an immediate solution to the power challenges posed by data centers.
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