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Microsoft to erase its carbon footprint, past and future, in climate push

By Stephen Nellis and Jeffrey Dastin

Jan 17 2020 1:18PM

Pledges to remove as much carbon as it has emitted in its 45-year history.

Microsoft to erase its carbon footprint, past and future, in climate push

Microsoft on Thursday set a new ambition among Fortune 500 companies in addressing climate change, pledging to remove as much carbon as it has emitted in its 45-year history. The focus on clearing carbon from the atmosphere sets Microsoft's climate goals apart from other corporate pledges which ...

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