Microsoft has signed a historic carbon removal deal with a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum, purchasing 500,000 tons of carbon removal credits over six years. This is the world’s largest direct air capture deal by volume and represents the maximum annual removal capacity of Stratos, Occidental’s first commercial-scale plant, set to come online next year. Microsoft has previously purchased removal credits from Occidental. The deal supports Microsoft’s goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030.

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