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A Nature paper describing lessons learnt from Microsoft\u2019s removal of 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, the largest corporate purchase of carbon removal so far.<\/p>\n

Three key lessons: (1) current supply of carbon removal solutions is much smaller than what is needed to reach net-zero emissions by 2050; (2) there is a lack of standards and clear definitions for carbon removal; (3) current accounting systems do not distinguish between short- and long-term storage of CO2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Nature paper describing lessons learnt from Microsoft\u2019s removal of 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, the largest corporate purchase of carbon removal so far. 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