As spending on AI infrastructure soars toward a trillion dollars a year, the carbon locked into data center concrete is permanent. The tools to cut it in half already exist.
The numbers behind the AI boom have stopped sounding real. The five largest technology companies spent roughly $300 billion on capital projects in 2025. Analysts expect that figure to approach $750 billion this year and to pass $1 trillion in 2027. Each forecast has been revised upward, and every new estimate has meant more construction.
