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Microsoft cut carbon emissions 6% last year, predicts climate investments will pay off in long run Geekwire 1/28/2021 © Provided by Geekwire A quiet Microsoft campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) In the first year since it set the goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft announced Thursday that it has reduced its carbon emissions by 6%, dropping from 11.6 million metric tons to 10.9 million metric tons. It also paid for the removal of an additional 1.3 million metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere. Popular Searches If the Redmond, Wash-based company maintains and possibly improves on the progress made in these first 12 months, it’s on track to reach its target which is among the most aggressive corporate climate goals. The company said a “small part” of the reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions was due to COVID-19.

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