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Microsoft Sets New Carbon Target to Help Meet Paris Climate Deal
- Software giant to cut three-quarter of its emissions
- Companies are setting targets aligned with UN’s 2 degree goal
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Microsoft Corp. joined a growing number of companies pledging to curb their emissions in line with the international efforts to keep global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius.
The world’s biggest software company by revenue set a new target to cut carbon dioxide by 75 percent between 2013 and 2030, which is scientifically aligned with the landmark Paris Agreement, according to a blog posting Tuesday by Microsoft President Brad Smith.