Sustainability and carbon market news

In a significant expansion of its environmental portfolio, Microsoft has finalised a nine-year agreement to purchase 2 million nature-based carbon removal credits from a forestry initiative in Northern Uganda. Microsoft has long recognised that...

The biochar carbon removal (BCR) market is undergoing a rapid transformation in 2025, with demand surging to unprecedented levels. In just the first six months of the year, companies contracted 1.6 million tonnes of biochar credits—more than the...

Microsoft has strengthened its position as a leader in nature-based carbon removals by signing a new agreement with Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands. The 10-year contract secures 4.8 million tonnes of carbon removal credits generated...

Meta and Microsoft have committed to purchasing nearly 1.4 million carbon removal credits from a forestry project on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, marking a significant investment in nature-based solutions. The initiative is designed to...

Microsoft has struck a major deal to secure 18 million carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits, continuing its aggressive push to meet its 2030 carbon-negative target. The agreement, announced on 15 May, underscores Microsoft's leadership in the...

Microsoft has significantly expanded its carbon removal portfolio in 2024, making waves with a trio of deals that together represent one of the largest commitments to engineered carbon removal to date. These agreements, spanning reforestation,...

Microsoft has secured a long-term carbon credit supply agreement with a UK-based project developer, reinforcing its commitment to large-scale nature-based solutions. The deal will see the tech giant acquire 1.5 million carbon removal credits over...

A coalition of major corporations, including Amazon, ExxonMobil, and Microsoft, has launched a new initiative to address concerns over the credibility of the voluntary carbon market (VCM). The move comes as the sector faces increasing scrutiny over...

Microsoft has reinforced its position as the largest buyer of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits with a new agreement to acquire 7 million credits. The credits will be supplied over a 25-year period, marking one of the most substantial offtakes of...

Microsoft has taken a bold step toward sustainability by restoring degraded lands across the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. This decision secures 3.5 million carbon credits over 25 years, aiming to counteract the surging emissions driven by the rapid...

Shell and Microsoft have emerged as the largest buyers in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in 2024, according to the Allied Offsets report. Despite sharing the goal of mitigating emissions, their approaches reveal stark differences in priorities...

Microsoft has signed a landmark carbon credit agreement with Occidental Petroleum worth hundreds of millions of dollars. This deal aims to counteract the tech giant’s growing emissions, exacerbated by its expanding artificial intelligence (AI)...

Microsoft has made a landmark move in its environmental strategy by purchasing 8 million carbon offset credits from BTG Pactual’s forestry division. This transaction, hailed as the largest of its kind, aims to significantly contribute to Microsoft's...

In a major push towards environmental sustainability, Microsoft Corp has teamed up with key Brazilian figures, including a former central banker and a prominent billionaire family, to undertake extensive reforestation in Brazil. This collaboration,...