Can Microsoft build massive AI data centres and meet climate goals without ‘greenwashing’?

Can Microsoft build massive AI data centres and meet climate goals without ‘greenwashing’?

Microsoft’s carbon-negative goals rely heavily on purchasing removal credits due to massive energy demands. Investing in burying industrial sludge to prevent decomposition highlights a shift toward offsetting rather than reducing emissions. This strategy exemplifies greenwashing, where high-cost removal projects mask the lack of direct decarbonization efforts by major tech corporations.

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