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January 21, 2026

From farms to oceans: How Microsoft is working to scale carbon dioxide removal

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October 22, 2025

Building the future: How datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

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August 26, 2025

How AI can help save hidden ‘biological hotspots’ the planet needs

AI, Sustainability

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May 29, 2025

Microsoft reaches key milestones of its 2030 sustainability goals

May 1, 2025

Microsoft quantifies environmental impacts of datacenter cooling from ‘cradle to grave’ in new Nature study

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January 9, 2025

The pasta puzzle: Decoding durum wheat’s DNA for a sustainable future

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December 11, 2024

3 ways AI is helping the planet

AI, Sustainability

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October 31, 2024

Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions

Innovation, Sustainability

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September 25, 2024

Project Guacamaya uses daily satellite images, Amazon-specific AI models in battle against deforestation

AI, Sustainability

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September 19, 2024

AI tool uses sound to pinpoint leaky pipes, saving precious drinking water

AI, Innovation, Sustainability

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April 30, 2024

To keep fish and shrimp healthy, farmers in Indonesia now have a copilot to help

AI, Sustainability

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March 15, 2024

Microsoft's 2024 Environmental Sustainability Report