Meta Ditches Green Pact for Natural Gas Power

Meta has departed from the RE100 initiative, a global organization dedicated to promoting renewable energy use among large corporations. This withdrawal, first reported recently, highlights the company's evolving energy strategy. Meta's involvement with RE100 began in 2016 with a target to achieve 100% renewable energy sourcing by 2020.

The company's increasing investment in natural gas for its AI data centers is cited as the primary reason for its departure. Meta has committed to funding ten new natural gas plants since last year, an amount of investment that makes defending claims of 100% renewable energy usage more challenging, according to analysts. While Meta states its decision was mutual and it remains committed to clean energy, its actions signal a significant pivot in its environmental commitments.