Microsoft Pledges to Remove Historical Emissions Through CarbonCapture’s Wyoming Facility
Microsoft has decided to buy carbon removal credits from CarbonCapture, a Los Angeles-based startup.
CarbonCapture is setting up a direct air capture (DAC) plant in Wyoming named Project Bison.
The DAC plant uses next-generation technology to extract CO2 from the ambient air and move it underground for storage, preventing the greenhouse gas from contributing to climate change.
Microsoft plans to become "carbon negative" by 2030, which means it will probably remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than it generates through fossil fuel use.
The collaboration with CarbonCapture helps Microsoft progress towards its carbon-negative goal.
.CarbonCapture plans to capture 5 million metric tons of CO2 annually by 2030.
CarbonCapture's initial modules in Wyoming are supposed to capture and store about 10,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.
The industry's price has been a major limiting factor, with the price per metric ton of captured CO2 sometimes exceeding $600.
Microsoft has also procured carbon removal credits from the Swiss company Climeworks
Carbon removal credits enable companies to offset their carbon emissions by financing carbon capture and storage projects.
Microsoft was responsible for approximately 14 million metric tons of CO2 emissions in the fiscal year 2021.
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