Microsoft wants to reduce carbon pollution with algae

According to Microsoft’s latest sustainability report, its carbon emissions increased by 21.5 percent from 2020 to 2021, which they attribute to the development of data centers and the increasing number of users using its products.

Given that they still have 7 years to reach their goal of a negative carbon footprint, they turned to Running Tide, and the deal is valued at several million dollars.

Running Tide plans to do this by growing large amounts of algae on biodegradable buoys, with the intention that the algae will eventually sink to the bottom of the ocean. The process is based on alkaline minerals that dissolve, reducing ocean acidification and removing carbon.