Microsoft announced Thursday it will buy 3.6 million carbon emission credits from a biofuels plant in Louisiana owned by C2X. The plant, which is expected to start operating in 2029, will process forest waste into methanol, which can be used for ships and planes and as a raw material for chemical manufacturing. In total, the facility will produce more than 500,000 metric tons of methanol. About 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide will be captured and stored, likely without soil.
This purchase is one of many made in the last year or so, inclusive 4.9 million million tons of transactions with a vault inside, a 3.7 million metric tons With CO280, and A 7 million metric tons Buy from Chestnut carbon. The expansion of Microsoft’s Expeprint data center footprint has plunged 2030 promises to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it provides. While the company also buys a lot updated and nuclear Power, buying carbon renewal like this will help phase out fossil fuel emissions.