By Lisa Stiffler
Publication Date: 2026-05-07 17:29:00
Microsoft is considering scaling down or scuttling a pledge to match its electricity use with carbon-free power around the clock by 2030, according to Bloomberg.
As tech companies race to bring more energy-hungry data centers online, their climate targets are growing increasingly difficult to hit. Microsoft has been a vocal leader in climate action, setting ambitious emissions goals and backing carbon-reducing technologies — but that momentum appears to be softening on multiple fronts.
Last month, the New York Times reported that the Redmond, Wash.-based company was pausing its future purchases of carbon removal credits, though company leadership said the program wasn’t ending. Microsoft…
