According to GreenBiz, Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice chair and president, said that "my not just ambition but really dream for Microsoft is that we will do more than any institution to help other people do more to create a net-zero world."

He admitted that the company's mission to become more sustainable won't be a smooth ride and there will be challenges along the way, pointing to a year-over-year rise in Scope 3 emissions by 23%.

The rise in emissions also meant 20% more revenue due to the expansion of Microsoft's data centers and sales boosts for devices such as the Xbox.

It is important to mention that Scope 1 and 2 emissions were lowered by 17%.

Microsoft officials say that they share their knowledge with software and cloud service providers among other partners to help them reduce their environmental footprint.

The American tech giant said it collaborates with TerraPraxis, a nonprofit organization, with the aim to help coal fired power plants to find the best solution for retrofitting the facilities and enable them to become net-zero.

The main idea of the project would be to find a solution that can be applied to as many coal-based power plants and to switch them to nuclear power.

Eric Ingersoll, one of the directors of TerraPraxis, said that "if we don’t have a climate strategy that includes these people, we don’t have a climate strategy."

Another sustainable-energy focused project from Microsoft implies that the company and its partners will use satellite images provided by Planet Labs which can then be used by countries around the world to determine the best spots where solar and wind installations can be placed.

Nature Conservancy CEO Jennifer Morris stated that "the transition needs to be nature positive, and it needs to be equitable."

"We want regulations to encourage progress that is tangible, that is measurable, that is concrete, that is fast," Smith added.

He mentioned that Microsoft also plans to release software programs that should help scientists and researchers in countries such as Africa to expand their climate knowledge.

Regarding the energy transition, the tech giant encourages and "equitable energy future", meaning the development of solar and wind farms, as well as hydro power plants and green hydrogen facilities.

Simplifying the permitting process should also be a priority in the eyes of the company's officials.