Meta pledges to secure at least $35m of carbon removal contracts

Stuart Stone
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A Facebook data centre in Clonee, Ireland | Credit: Facebook
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A Facebook data centre in Clonee, Ireland | Credit: Facebook

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner pledges to investment millions in new projects in response to US Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge

Tech giant Meta has pledged to contract at least $35m of carbon removal projects over the coming year, as part of its broader goal to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2030. According...

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