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Microsoft seals large deal for 3.5 mln Amazon rainforest carbon credits in bid to offset AI emissions
Microsoft will buy an estimated $200 million worth of carbon credits to restore parts of Brazil’s Amazon and Atlantic forests amid a surge in emissions driven by artificial intelligence, it was announced on Wednesday.