Microsoft’s producing a lot more planet-heating pollution now than it did when it made a bold climate pledge back in 2020. Its greenhouse gas emissions were actually around 30 percent higher in fiscal year 2023, showing how hard it could be for the company to meet climate goals as it simultaneously races to be a leader in AI.
“In many ways the moon is five times as far away as it was in 2020”
Back in 2020, Microsoft set a target of becoming carbon negative by the end of the decade. To…