http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft-green/archive/2012/07/09/and-we-re-off-microsoft-s-carbon-fee-is-underway.aspxAfter announcing our carbon neutrality commitment in May, Microsoft’s internal carbon fee—the cornerstone of our commitment to neutrality—went into effect last week with the beginning of our 2013 fiscal year. Moving forward, every flight that a Microsoften-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft-green/archive/2012/07/09/and-we-re-off-microsoft-s-carbon-fee-is-underway.aspx#10377800Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:48:09 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10377800Al Kyda<p>Will smokers have to pay per cigarette? &nbsp;Also, will people be charged per fart? &nbsp;These contain methane and other organic gases with a high carbon content, depending on exactly what you ate last night.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10377800" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft-green/archive/2012/07/09/and-we-re-off-microsoft-s-carbon-fee-is-underway.aspx#10377799Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:13:03 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10377799Eric<p>Interesting that this policy takes place after billions in profits have been made to pay for it...this is NWO, Agenda 21 policy that will strip us of individual liberties (trees are equivalent to humans), including the elimination of private property, and force us into high density housing where crime rates will soar...everything about this policy is wrong, but the worst part is how dangerous it is to our survival</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10377799" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft-green/archive/2012/07/09/and-we-re-off-microsoft-s-carbon-fee-is-underway.aspx#10377798Mon, 20 Aug 2012 03:05:38 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10377798Kevin<p>It has nothing to do with the actual cost of carbon mitigation and everything to do with political correctness..</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10377798" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft-green/archive/2012/07/09/and-we-re-off-microsoft-s-carbon-fee-is-underway.aspx#10377797Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:36:53 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10377797Brent<p>yep, &nbsp;they left out the part about people breathing. &nbsp;Are you going to charge them per breath? &nbsp;Also who does the fee go to? &nbsp;Are you going to add in electrical consumption? &nbsp;Power does not grow on trees! &nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10377797" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft-green/archive/2012/07/09/and-we-re-off-microsoft-s-carbon-fee-is-underway.aspx#10377796Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:12:47 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10377796Matt<p>Can you say more about how you decided on the dollar value of your carbon fee? And/or what it is? And is it consistent for any source of carbon? All I could find:</p> <p>&quot;Internally at Microsoft, we have established a price for carbon—reflecting true cost accounting—that will provide a new perspective on the cost of emissions. For instance, with this model, the internal cost for electricity use includes not only the price we pay the utility for electricity, but also the price we pay to offset the carbon emissions associated with our electricity use. For air travel, the cost includes not only the price we pay the airline for the airplane ticket, but also the price we pay to offset the carbon emissions associated with the flight.&quot;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10377796" width="1" height="1">