Carbon Removal
Improved Forest Management: The Importance of Methodology to Reflect Quality
Carbon removal has a measurable climate impact by removing tons of emissions from the atmosphere. True carbon removal methods are rarely questioned for their value or integrity. However, carbon markets have long been flooded with “avoidance” or “reduction” offsets based on counter-factual deforestation claims in absence of carbon credit revenues. Read More
Fragility of carbon removals market starts with a mismatch between buyers and sellers
Stripe, McKinsey and other innovators to date have grown the market, seen as an integral component of the transition to net zero, but prices must come down to attract other buyers. Read More
Shell and Microsoft top list of 10 biggest carbon credit buyers in 2024
The two companies at the top of credit leaderboard paid vastly different amounts and backed very different projects to achieve their ranking. Read More
Google, Microsoft, others invest $300 million in crushed rocks as CO2 removal solution
Enhanced rock weathering has gone from an interesting idea to large-scale trials in just a few years Read More
Carbon removal pioneer Frontier enlists 2 climate tech startups to curb emissions from industrial plants
The latest investments by the organization, co-founded by Google, means it has now contracted for more than a million tons of CO2. Read More
Carbon markets look to put a turbulent 2024 behind with signs pointing to an uptick
Action by governments and others give carbon market advocates hope that a corner has been turned. Read More
Climeworks’ recipe for winning over local skeptics includes breakfast and BBQ
The carbon removal company wants to build a megaton facility in tiny Vinton, Louisiana. How it's navigating local concerns offers up important lessons. Read More
New competition pushes companies to invest in carbon removal
XPrize and ClimeFi have announced a new ‘leaderboard’ to recognize achievements in durable carbon removal. Read More
Decoding the Voluntary Carbon Market: 2024 Trends and Future Outlook
As the urgency to combat climate change intensifies, understanding the dynamics of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) is increasingly important. Read More
How Google negotiated the lowest price yet for a direct air carbon capture contract
Google is making a 'major portion' of its payment to Holocene upfront before credits are actually delivered. Read More