微软在碳信用中购买了200M美元, 以抵消AI排放量, Microsoft buys $200M in carbon credits to offset AI emissions, facing "greenwashing" criticism.

微软正在从一家巴西公司购买价值2亿美元的碳信用额度,以抵消其AI数据中心的排放量。 Microsoft is buying carbon credits worth $200 million from a Brazilian company to offset emissions from its AI data centers. 这项涉及25年350万吨碳信用额的协议支持重新造林和生态系统恢复。 The deal, involving 3.5 million tons of carbon credits over 25 years, supports reforestation and ecosystem restoration. 尽管微软的目标是到2030年实现碳负值, 但这项举措针对微软排放量上升的批评。 This move addresses criticism over Microsoft's rising emissions, despite its goal to be carbon-negative by 2030. 批评者认为这可能是“洗绿绿”, 允许在抵消排放的同时, 继续排放。 Critics suggest this could be "greenwashing," allowing emissions to continue while offsetting them.