Microsoft is by far the largest buyer of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits worldwide, having purchased more than 8.2 million metric tons of CDR to date. In May 2024, Microsoft signed the largest-ever CDR deal with Swedish energy company Stockholm Exergi to remove more than 3.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over a 10-year period from a BECCS plant. The previous largest deal was between Microsoft and the Danish energy company Ørsted.
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) purchases worldwide as of 2025, by company
(in metric tons)
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