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Microsoft is in hot water because of, well ... water

By Jez Corden Published

Microsoft Once upon a time, Microsoft pledged to replenish more water than it consumes by 2030. Those efforts seem to have gone up in smoke.

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Great Plains facility storing hydrocarbons underground as Vaulted Deep takes over the site in 2023 and transitions it to organic waste disposal with carbon removal.​
Microsoft plans to offset its carbon emissions with human excrement

By Kevin Okemwa Published

AI Microsoft has signed a deal with Vaulted Deep to help bury waste from manure, sewage, and agricultural byproducts deep underground for the next 12 years.

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Microsoft buys 3M credits to hit carbon negativity by 2030

By Kevin Okemwa Published

Microsoft Microsoft recently signed a deal with sustainable forest management firm EFM to buy three million "carbon removal credits".

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Genshin Impact
Just FYI, your 'Genshin Impact' pulls are funding a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, and it has now been ignited 🔥

By Jez Corden Published

A real impact PC game dev MiHoYo has invested millions into fusion reactor tech, and now they've turned it on.

A real impact
Drawing of an Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on a watercolor background.
Accessibility, sustainability, empathy, and how to build a better games industry

By Zachary Boddy Published

Better Games At GDC 2024, I saw many developers and speakers stand behind the same three themes that I want to see change game development for the better.

Better Games
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Microsoft is reportedly eyeing nuclear energy for its AI ventures following the tech's exorbitant power consumption

By Kevin Okemwa Published

NUCLEAR WAY Microsoft is looking into nuclear energy as a plausible option for its AI ventures.

NUCLEAR WAY
Climeworks facility in Iceland
I visited Climeworks in Iceland, where Microsoft is betting big on air-capture tech to offset its carbon emissions

By Jez Corden Published

Climbing higher How does Climeworks do its Climework?

Climbing higher
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Xbox going green(er) with new sustainability toolkit for game devs

By Rebecca Spear Published

Xbox Green Xbox is the first gaming console platform to release dedicated energy consumption and carbon emissions measurement tools, to help developers reduce energy usage.

Xbox Green
Climeworks plant in Iceland for carbon capture
Microsoft's investments in Climeworks are officially starting to pay off

By Jez Corden Published

Going Green But there's a long, long way to go.

Going Green
Xbox in space, saving earth
Microsoft is making changes to your Xbox console in pursuit of carbon negativity

By Jez Corden Published

Carbon Zero Microsoft has a broad sustainability mission across its portfolio of products, and to that end, it's making some changes to Xbox console defaults.

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