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Microsoft's climate math gets creative: AI emissions are out, sludge is in | Microsoft's carbon credits are full of crap – literally
Microsoft has signed a long-term deal with Vaulted Deep to purchase carbon credits in an effort to offset emissions from its growing fleet of AI data centers....
The process is as murky as its inputs: Vaulted collects sludgy organic waste, including biosolids, manure, food scraps, paper sludge, agricultural residue, and, yes, human poop. In practice, this means Microsoft will continue powering its AI ambitions with carbon-intensive infrastructure, while Vaulted's "proven" underground poop injection system supplies the carbon credits executives need to purchase a greener conscience. Critics warn that underground injection could risk groundwater contamination or raise long-term monitoring issues, leaving a potential mess that even Microsoft's PR won't be able to flush away.
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