Microsoft announced Thursday that it will purchase 3.6 million carbon removal credits from a C2X-owned biofuel plant in Louisiana. The plant, which is scheduled to begin operations in 2029, will process forestry waste into methanol, which can be used to power ships and aircraft and as a raw material for chemical manufacturing. Overall, the facility will produce more than 500,000 metric tons of methanol. About 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide would be captured and stored, possibly underground.
This purchase is one of several that Microsoft has made in the last year or so, including a 4.9 million metric ton deal With vaulted deep, a 3.7 million metric ton agreement with CO280, and a 7 million metric tons Buy from Chestnut Carbon. Microsoft’s rapid expansion of its data center footprint jeopardizes its 2030 pledge to remove more carbon than it produces from the atmosphere. While the company also purchases large quantities Akshay And nuclear Purchasing electricity, carbon renewables will help offset future fossil fuel emissions.
