Puro.earth issues over 2 million carbon removal certificates since 2019
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) registry Puro.earth has issued over 2 million CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs), representing 2 million tonnes of verified engineered carbon removal since 2019. The second million CORCs were issued in 19 months, significantly faster than the first million, with monthly issuances now exceeding 50,000 CORCs. Biochar accounts for 49% of total issuances, followed by geologically stored carbon at 31%. All credits in the second million cohort were certified under methodologies requiring at least 100 years of physical carbon storage durability. The registry projects annual issuance to reach 1.9 million CORCs by 2027.
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