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Microsoft unveils new sustainability steps in effort to remove all carbon produced in company history

GeekWire

The latest announcements include the largest single renewable energy investment Microsoft has ever made. The company is investing in 500 megawatts of renewable energy from Sol Systems , equivalent to the energy needed to power more than 70,000 homes in the U.S. The investment will fund solar energy projects in the U.S.

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Small step towards green data center power tested in Dublin

Network World

Hydrogen fuel cell technology developed by GeoPura, a UK-based firm that specializes in renewable energy and Siemens Energy, and managed by ESB, Ireland’s state-owned electricity company, is being put to use at a data center site. Lantry described hydrogen fuel cells as being a “sustainable alternative to traditional backup power.”

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Microsoft and Helion want to build the world’s first fusion plant and seize energy’s ‘Holy Grail’

GeekWire

(Helion Photo) Microsoft and Helion Energy on Wednesday announced a historic agreement that could pave the way to the world’s first fusion power plant. Engineers for decades have chased the promise of fusion energy — a potentially limitless source of carbon-free power. The goal is to get the plant running by 2028.

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IT Vortex: The Effort to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions is Far More Than a Business Goal

CIO Business Intelligence

These include Infrastructure-as-Service, Desktop-as-a-Service, Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service, Security-as-a-Service, and Backup-as-a-Service. In addition to committing to being carbon neutral by 2030 or earlier as its data centers use even more renewable energy sources, Corriero notes that the company is taking a number of additional steps.

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Telefonica is working to help enterprises decarbonize their operations

CIO Business Intelligence

degrees Celsius, and our executive committee approved the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2040 across Telefonica’s entire value chain,” says Ribaya. “As a company, we have strengthened our commitment to help limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 The impact is something Ribaya values and takes personally.

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Involta: On a mission to transform the world through technology

CIO Business Intelligence

“When Involta was founded in 2007, sustainability wasn’t a top-of-mind issue for the industry, but our founders understood its importance and continually made everyday improvements that promoted energy efficiency and reduced our carbon emissions,” says Kremer. That is why Kremer says Involta joined VMware’s Zero Carbon Committed initiative.

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ESG rules and emission cuts in the telecom sector

Dataconomy

The telecom industry is very energy-dependent, and most of the emphasis in recent years has been on technological innovation to do with speed and connectivity. Leading telecom companies have pledged to achieve net zero emissions by 2040-2050.

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