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Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint by 2050
Description
January 17, 2020
On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it aims to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits by 2030 and that by 2050, it hopes to have taken out enough to account for all direct emissions the company has ever made. CEO Satya Nadella said Microsoft will invest $1 billion to speed up development of the carbon removal technology.
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Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint by 205001:44 | January 17, 2020 -
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What’s the greatest seat in Canada? Time to find out03:46 | May 29, 2026 -
Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral launch pad during test01:28 | May 29, 2026 -
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Why Prairie communities are pushing back against AI data centres02:21 | May 26, 2026 -
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SpaceX launches upgraded Starship on debut test flight00:51 | May 23, 2026 -
SpaceX is going public. Its valuation is truly out of this world02:03 | May 21, 2026 -
Russia ‘spoofing’ Ukrainian drones a possibility, expert says amid Baltic airspace incursions04:11 | May 21, 2026 -
Alberta earmarks $21M to build up defence tech network connecting private industry, academia with military01:55 | May 19, 2026 -
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Canadians can trust ChatGPT to handle personal data, federal privacy watchdog says after review00:47 | May 6, 2026 -
Social media issues should be fixed before considering ban for youth: Canada’s privacy commissioner01:29 | May 6, 2026 -
OpenAI violated Canadians’ privacy, watchdogs say, call for updates to law07:59 | May 6, 2026 -
How AI is altering the accents of call centre workers02:02 | May 5, 2026 -
Business Matters: Solomon says federal AI strategy will address jobs impact02:16 | May 5, 2026 -
Will Manitoba’s proposed youth social media and AI chatbot ban work?06:31 | May 3, 2026 -
Musk lawsuit against Altman, Microsoft gets heated; seeks to revert OpenAI to non-profit02:08 | April 29, 2026
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Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint by 205001:44 | January 17, 2020
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US tech giants engage in “anti-competitive practices” via 85% ownership of Canada’s cloud market02:12 | 2 hours ago
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Canada has access to Anthropic’s powerful Mythos artificial intelligence model, AI minister says01:10 | 5 hours ago
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Business Matters: Bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes amended to include nearly-nude images02:19 | May 11, 2026
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CRA ordered to pay $8.7M after security gaps on website cost Canadians01:54 | May 7, 2026
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Here’s what happened when Global News asked ChatGPT if OpenAI broke Canadian privacy laws02:12 | May 6, 2026
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South Korea debuts ‘Gabi’, its 1st humanoid robot monk00:41 | May 6, 2026
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OpenAI violated Canadians’ privacy, watchdogs say, call for updates to law07:59 | May 6, 2026
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Business Matters: Solomon says federal AI strategy will address jobs impact02:16 | May 5, 2026
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Will Manitoba’s proposed youth social media and AI chatbot ban work?06:31 | May 3, 2026
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Musk lawsuit against Altman, Microsoft gets heated; seeks to revert OpenAI to non-profit02:08 | April 29, 2026
Microsoft plans to erase its entire carbon footprint by 2050
Description
January 17, 2020
On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it aims to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits by 2030 and that by 2050, it hopes to have taken out enough to account for all direct emissions the company has ever made. CEO Satya Nadella said Microsoft will invest $1 billion to speed up development of the carbon removal technology.
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