"Microsoft has signed a deal with Indian startup Varaha to buy more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over the next three years, through 2029. The deal marks the tech giant's first such purchase in Asia as the rapid growth of AI pushes up energy use and emissions. The project will turn cotton crop waste, which is often burned after harvest, into biochar - a charcoal-like material that can be added to soil, storing carbon for long periods"
"India has increasingly emerged as an attractive market for such projects because of its large volumes of agricultural waste and the scale of its farming economy. Varaha will develop 18 industrial reactors that will operate for 15 years, with a total projected removal volume exceeding 2 million tons of carbon dioxide over the project's lifetime, the companies said in a statement on Thursday."
Microsoft has signed a deal with Indian startup Varaha to buy more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits through 2029. The project will convert cotton crop waste, often burned after harvest, into biochar that stores carbon long-term and reduces air pollution. The initiative will initially focus on Maharashtra and involve roughly 40,000–45,000 smallholder farmers. Varaha will build 18 industrial reactors to operate for 15 years, with projected removal exceeding 2 million tons over the project's lifetime. The purchase marks Microsoft’s first such purchase in Asia amid rising energy use and emissions from AI growth. India’s large volumes of agricultural waste and farming scale make it an attractive carbon removal market.
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