Microsoft’s commitment to sustainability
An interactive look at ecosystems
News, photos and video from January carbon announcement
Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030
The scientific consensus is clear. The world confronts an urgent carbon problem. The carbon in our atmosphere has created a blanket of gas that traps heat and is changing the world’s climate. Already, the planet’s temperature has risen by 1 degree centigrade. If we don’t curb emissions, and temperatures continue to climb, science tells us that the results will be catastrophic.
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![Two men and a woman standing in front of a screen that says, Carbone negative by 2030, Remove our historical carbon emissions by 2050 and $1 billion climate innovation fund.](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20200427022548im_/https://3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/567/2020/01/MS-Event-2020-01-Carbon_T8A7561-small-800x533.jpg)
![Man stands on stage with backdrop of greenery](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20200427022548im_/https://3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/567/2020/01/Satya_1-Web-800x533.jpg)
![Brad Smith on stage with screen showing goals for the company to achieve by July 2021.](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20200427022548im_/https://3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/567/2020/01/Brad-800x533.jpg)
![Brad on stage explaining Scope 1 & 2 of reducing Microsoft's carbon emissions](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20200427022548im_/https://3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/567/2020/01/Brad2-800x533.jpg)
![Woman stands on stage with audience looking at the screen above her.](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20200427022548im_/https://3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/567/2020/01/Amy-800x533.jpg)