Appendix E Policy Microsoft supports carbon, clean energy, and sustainability policy efforts at the state and national level in the United States, the European Union, and elsewhere. The table on pages 117-118 outlines key sustainability policy and advocacy actions Microsoft has taken since our last sustainability report. To see historical policy and advocacy actions, please refer to the January 2021 Sustainability R eport . Date Market Description Dec-20 US Participated in a statement encouraging US Congress and the President-elect to work together to enact ambitious, durable, and bipartisan climate policies. Jan-21 US Expressed public support for the US rejoining the Paris Climate Accord. Feb-21 Illinois Signed onto letter supporting policy in Illinois accelerating a transition to 100 percent clean energy. Feb-21 EU Filed submission supporting increased EU GHG emissions reduction target in the European Commission public consultation on the Renewable Energy Directive. Mar-21 EU Joined European Green Digital Coalition to demonstrate the role of digital technologies in advancing climate goals. Mar-21 EU Joined let ter su pporting Green and Digital Transformation in the EU. Mar-21 EU Filed com ment s to the EU Energy Efficiency Directive highlighting our work on energy efficiency, auditing, and management systems. Mar-21 Arizona Join ed letter su pporting Arizona’s 100 percent clean energy rules. Apr-21 US Submitted c om ments to the US Department of Agriculture on ways to advance climate smart agriculture, carbon removal, and forestry strategy. Apr-21 Washington A dvocated for W ashington state's Climate Commitment Act which sets a robust carbon price through a cap and invest program. Apr-21 Texas Joined l etter su pporting resilient energy grid policies in Texas and opposing policies that penalize renewable energy. Apr-21 US Advocated f or a mbitious climate targets for the US’s national determined contributions (NDCs). Apr-21 US Engaged and a dv ocated for the US Growing Climate Solutions Act to advance high quality standards for nature-based carbon removal. 117