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Microsoft Secures 12-Year Carbon Credit Deal, Boosts Sustainability

5/11/2025

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Microsoft has secured a 12-year deal with CO280 for 3.7 million metric tons of carbon removal credits.
This agreement promotes CO2 capture from U.S. pulp and paper mills, achieving carbon negativity.
Other technology companies may adopt similar strategies, potentially turning pulp and paper mills into carbon removal centers.
Mills can benefit by evaluating emissions, collaborating with carbon removal experts, and branding as carbon-negative producers.

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Microsoft has secured a 12-year deal with CO280 for 3.7 million metric tons of carbon removal credits.
This agreement promotes CO2 capture from U.S. pulp and paper mills, achieving carbon negativity.
Other technology companies may adopt similar strategies, potentially turning pulp and paper mills into carbon removal centers.
Mills can benefit by evaluating emissions, collaborating with carbon removal experts, and branding as carbon-negative producers.