Microsoft sees its carbon emissions soar on a 168% glut in AI energy demand, "we recognize that we must also bring more carbon-free electricity onto the grids."

Brad Smith discusses Microsoft's climate pledges.

One thing I've always (perhaps naively) enjoyed about Microsoft is how transparent it is with its climatological responsibility. Microsoft is one of the few big mega corps to commit to going fully carbon negative, complete with a workable timeframe in mind.

By 2030, Microsoft has pledged to extract more carbon from the atmosphere than it puts in, eliminating not only present-day emissions, but also historical emissions as well.