Microsoft Corp. has halved its greenhouse-gas emissions—with a wave of a calculator.

In 2017, the software company said it was responsible for 22 million metric tons of carbon. Since then, the 2017 number was reduced to 11 million metric tons. The annual total remained at 11 million for the 12 months ended in June 2020.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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