As Microsoft's revenue grew in 2021, so did its carbon footprint

[Windows Central]

Better luck next year.

[h=2]What you need to know[/h]

• Microsoft's Scope 3 emissions saw a 23% year-over-year (YoY) spike in 2021.
• Scope 3 emissions represent "the total emissions across a company's entire value chain."
• Microsoft reminds us that this emissions spike happened alongside 2021's strong revenue haul and business growth.

Microsoft has released an update on the status of its mission to become carbon negative by 2030. That update contains good news, a data-loaded infographic, and the not-insignificant detail that the company's Scope 3 emissions jumped by "about" 23% YoY in 2021.

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