Microsoft’s Carbon-Negative Gambit
Energy Gang24 Tammi 2020

Microsoft’s Carbon-Negative Gambit

This week: Microsoft is setting a new standard for corporate climate targets.

The technology company promised to remove all of the carbon that it’s ever put in the atmosphere -- going back to when it was founded in an Albuquerque garage in 1975.

That includes $1 billion in carbon removal technologies and methods. Can it pull off such an ambitious plan? And will it force other corporates to follow?

Then, a landmark climate case. Twenty-one young people who sued the federal government for the right to live in a stable climate prevailed and prevailed and prevailed…until they lost. A judge agreed with their case, but said the courts weren’t the place to remedy climate change. What does it mean for future litigation?

Plus, we have a new member of the gang we’re going to meet. It’s Ingrid Lobet, our senior editor. Make sure to follow her on Twitter.

Resources:

  • MIT Technology Review: Microsoft Will Invest $1B in Carbon Reduction and Removal Tech
  • Wall Street Journal: Microsoft Raises Stakes in Corporate Climate Pledge Race
  • Vox: 21 Kids Sued the Government Over Climate Change
  • AP: U.S. Courts Dismisses Suit by Youth Over Climate Change

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