Relae and Microsoft release updated carbon removal criteria with delivery risk framework

Relae (formerly Carbon Direct) and Microsoft released the sixth edition of their 'Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal' during Climate Week NYC. This update introduces the TECOP framework, which formally assesses delivery risk across technical, economic, commercial, organisational, and political dimensions, alongside standard carbon removal quality evaluation. The new framework aims to address the significant gap between contracted and delivered volumes of durable carbon removal, which has grown to tens of millions of metric tonnes. It requires project developers to demonstrate robust supply chain governance and operational risk management, particularly for open-system pathways like biochar, to improve market confidence and project viability.

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