Microsoft announced plans last week to become carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050 aims to remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975. This shows a clear determination by a top corporation to the climate crisis we currently face, will others follow suit?

“Microsoft is at the helm of what could be a new movement towards negative emissions; it’s a big step beyond what most companies have committed to. But to really shift the needle on climate change, we need 1,000 other Microsofts to follow-suit and turn rhetoric into action,” said Elizabeth V. Sturcken of the Environmental Defense Fund.

Questions remain over how Microsoft plan to achieve its ambitious targets and how far technology can help – reforestation rates may not keep up with growing emissions; but the fact that it is seemingly taking the climate crisis seriously – investing $1 billion to create a climate innovation fund – and taking steps to actively offset and even remove its carbon emissions from the environment sends a clear message to other business.

But while industry and big corporations look to turn their own negative impact on the environment around, at PATT, we believe we have at least some of the answers for domestic and corporate use, closer to home. We are committed to living a carbon neutral lifestyle and as part of our work we aim to make carbon free living possible. We have calculated (and then added a margin of error to be sure) the amount of carbon dioxide that is emitted while driving, watching TV with the central heating on and while flying on holiday. We have calculated the amount of carbon dioxide a tree absorbs and so have calculated how many trees we need to plant so that, for example, your work commute is carbon free. Select from any of our packages to enable us to continue our work in the community to plant trees, create woodlands and take on the climate crisis, one tree at a time.

If you are a business, small or large, and would like to discuss your carbon options, get in touch: info@pattfoundation.org.uk