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Microsoft Boosts Carbon Removal, Critics Call It Greenwashing

5/7/2025

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Microsoft is ramping up its commitment to sustainability, boosting its carbon removal partnership with Stockholm Exergi to an impressive 500,000 tonnes per year for the next decade, amounting to over 5 million tonnes. However, critics warn this may merely serve as a smokescreen, diverting attention from urgent climate action while relying on controversial bio-energy with carbon capture technology.

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Microsoft is ramping up its commitment to sustainability, boosting its carbon removal partnership with Stockholm Exergi to an impressive 500,000 tonnes per year for the next decade, amounting to over 5 million tonnes. However, critics warn this may merely serve as a smokescreen, diverting attention from urgent climate action while relying on controversial bio-energy with carbon capture technology.