Verde Resources Inc. and Highway International Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pilot carbon-sequestering road infrastructure in Singapore. The agreement involves evaluating Verde's biochar-based 'Net Zero Blueprint' platform for use in asphalt production and paving. The collaboration aims to test material performance, asphalt mix designs, and carbon accounting procedures, with the goal of Highway International becoming a commercial licensee for such projects. This initiative seeks to transform regional biomass waste into stable, engineered biochar, permanently sequestering biogenic carbon within asphalt matrices.
Climate Impact X (CIX) and Carbonplace announced their intention to merge on 26 August 2026, pending approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The integration of the two platforms is expected to conclude in the first quarter of 2027. This consolidation affects the institutional segment of the voluntary carbon market, bringing together CIX's marketplace and Carbonplace's bank-distributed settlement network. The combined entity aims to streamline large-volume carbon credit transactions.
The remove accelerator programme has completed its 2026 pre-purchase agreements by contracting with London-headquartered hardware manufacturer Exothermite. Exothermite will deliver permanent biochar carbon dioxide removal (CDR) generated from agricultural waste biomass. This deal finalises remove's 2026 purchasing cycle, which included capital commitments to Climitra, Ground Up, and Carbonway. The transaction, facilitated through remove's 'Leap' phase, provides Exothermite with commercial validation and non-dilutive capital to scale its distributed biochar technology. This initiative aims to de-risk early-stage Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) technologies and accelerate industrial biochar adoption.
Climate platform Commons has partnered with InPlanet to add high-integrity enhanced rock weathering (ERW) carbon removal credits from InPlanet's Brazilian projects to its portfolio. Commons, a finance app for individuals and organisations, selected InPlanet following a rigorous evaluation process. InPlanet focuses on scientific rigor, transparency, and extensive field research in its ERW operations. This collaboration aims to scale durable carbon removal while providing benefits to farmers and local communities through improved soil health. InPlanet also contributes data to academic research to advance ERW as a trusted carbon removal solution.
The remove accelerator programme has finalised its 2026 pre-purchase agreements by securing a deal with Exothermite, a London-based biochar machine producer. Under the agreement, Exothermite will supply permanent biochar carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from waste biomass. This contract concludes remove's 2026 pre-purchase activities, which also included deals with Climitra, Ground Up, and Carbonway. The accelerator's 'Leap' phase offers over $17,000 (€15,000) in purchase agreements to support participating start-ups.
Togo's Environment Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Valor Carbon, Valitera, and Arborify to secure $8.5 million from an unnamed US investment bank for a nationwide clean cooking programme. This initiative aims to deploy improved cookstoves across the country by 2032, potentially extending to 2037, building on a pilot that distributed 107,000 cookstoves in three regions. The programme seeks to reduce reliance on firewood and charcoal, mitigate deforestation, and cut emissions, linking clean energy deployment with carbon market financing. This expansion will accelerate the transition to cleaner household energy and create carbon market opportunities.
Carbon asset manager Econetix and Vietnamese developer EcoNations launched an integrated bamboo biochar initiative in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam, targeting 30,000 Puro.earth Carbon Removal Certificates (CORCs) annually. The project combines a 240-hectare bamboo plantation with a 40-tonne-per-day biochar manufacturing facility, operating under a 20-year crediting period from 2028 to 2048. To mitigate feedstock risk, the facility will initially use FSC-certified acacia and eucalyptus biomass, transitioning to 74% self-sufficiency from its dedicated bamboo plantation by Year 6. The initiative projects a cumulative removal of 600,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent over its lifetime, leveraging a dual revenue model from CORC sales and local biochar distribution. Econetix's digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) platform will monitor the project.
Temasek-backed Climate Impact X (CIX) and UK-based Carbonplace announced their intent to merge, combining CIX's exchange and price discovery capabilities with Carbonplace's settlement infrastructure. The transaction, subject to regulatory approval, aims to create a comprehensive platform for environmental markets, integrating sourcing, trading, settlement, custody, and retirement. The combined entity will operate across Singapore and London, backed by 12 institutional shareholders including DBS Bank and Standard Chartered. CIX Chief Executive Oi-Yee Choo will lead the new company, with Carbonplace CEO Scott Eaton serving as president. Integration is expected to conclude in the first quarter of 2027.
Aker Solutions and Microsoft have signed a strategic agreement in Norway to accelerate global carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects. The partnership combines Aker Solutions' engineering and EPC capabilities with Microsoft's digital tools, AI, and digital MRV systems. This collaboration aims to reduce project risk, enhance business cases, and increase the bankability of CCS and CDR developments. The integrated model supports developers from feasibility studies to long-term operations, addressing hurdles like high capital investment risks and complex financial pathways.
Google has launched the 2026 Google Carbon Removal and Superpollutant Elimination R&D Awards in the US, prioritising biochar carbon dioxide removal. The programme seeks proposals for technological innovations to process heterogeneous and high-moisture organic wastes, such as municipal solid waste and sewage sludge, which are currently underutilised due to technical hurdles and distributed supply networks. Each selected research project can receive up to $450,000, with applications closing on 25 September 2026 and funds disbursed by 31 December 2026. Projects must comply with Isometric’s Biomass Feedstock Accounting Module v1.3 standards and include techno-economic and life-cycle assessments.
Beston Group has begun installing a BST-50 continuous biochar pyrolysis plant in Asia for a clean-tech startup. The facility will convert sugarcane straw into biochar, aiming to mitigate air pollution and generate carbon credits. The project faced challenges including base height discrepancies, misaligned anchor bolts, cramped space, and safety risks from an unvented crusher, which Beston Group addressed with on-site engineering solutions. Once operational, the plant will prevent open-field straw burning, enhance soil with biochar, and produce verified carbon dioxide removal credits.
Berlin-based carbon credit platform Senken signed a multi-year offtake agreement with Carbonsate for 50,000 tonnes of certified carbon removal credits from 2026 to 2028 vintages. This represents the largest biomass geological storage commitment by a European buyer and the largest worldwide for an African project. Carbonsate's Namibian project addresses encroacher bush by burying harvested wood in engineered underground chambers, preventing decay and sequestering carbon for centuries. The agreement provides Carbonsate with revenue certainty to scale operations beyond 100,000 tonnes per year, with deliveries commencing in 2026. Credits are independently verified under the Puro.earth standard, offering European corporate buyers access to high-integrity carbon removal.
BeZero Carbon has published independent ex ante risk ratings for 14 carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects supported by Microsoft. The evaluated portfolio includes biochar, improved forest management, soil carbon, and agroforestry projects across Argentina, India, Peru, and the United States. This initiative provides a comprehensive overview of risk profiles for the market's largest corporate carbon credit buyer, addressing uncertainties in early-stage carbon removal initiatives. The ratings assess structural additionality, permanence protocols, carbon accounting, and operational execution to measure the likelihood of credit issuance. This establishes transparent benchmark metrics for evaluating pre-issuance CDR investments and reinforces Microsoft's internal procurement standards.
BeZero Carbon has published 14 ex ante rating reports on projects within Microsoft's carbon removal portfolio, offering independent pre-issuance analyses. These reports cover projects across improved forest management, soil carbon, biochar, and agroforestry in the US, Argentina, India, and Peru. The assessments, conducted since 2024, include carbon risk analysis, project execution and delivery risk, and beyond-carbon risks and benefits. This release provides insights into the due diligence standards applied by a major carbon removal buyer. Microsoft aims to be carbon negative by 2030 and has contracted over 45 million tonnes of CDR for fiscal year 2025.
Google Research has announced its 2026 Carbon Removal and Superpollutant Elimination R&D Awards, offering up to $450,000 in grant funding for a single project. The initiative targets breakthroughs in high-moisture feedstock pyrolysis to expand global biochar production capacity. This aims to overcome current limitations in processing diverse organic waste, such as municipal solid waste and agricultural residues, which typically have high moisture content. The programme seeks innovations in feedstock preprocessing, reactor design, and low-cost processing for distributed waste sources. Successful applicants, selected after a September 2026 deadline, must produce open research and align with biomass accounting modules to confirm multi-century biochar stability.
Enable Earth has commenced industrial biochar production in northern Thailand's Wiang Pa Pao District, Chiang Rai, converting agricultural residues into verifiable carbon storage. The facility, operational since February 2026, uses pyrolysis technology to process corn residue, aiming to capture approximately 1,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. This initiative addresses regional agricultural burning and provides traceable carbon removal credits for hard-to-abate sectors. The resulting biochar is returned to local soils, enhancing nutrient retention and water availability for farms. The project establishes a scalable infrastructure for durable carbon sequestration while mitigating agricultural haze and rebuilding degraded farmland.
Berlin-based Senken signed a multi-year carbon removal agreement with Carbonsate for 50,000 tonnes of permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) through 2028. This represents Europe's largest biomass storage deal to date and the second-largest global buyer commitment in this category. The CDRs will come from Carbonsate's Puro.earth-verified biomass geological storage project in Namibia, which clears encroacher bush. Senken will allocate these credits to its corporate partners who require permanent CDR to meet net-zero targets. The agreement provides Carbonsate with the certainty to expand its Namibian operations, which have a potential capacity exceeding 100,000 tonnes annually.
CO2 Sync, in partnership with Carbo-FORCE, launched a commercial pyrolysis and clean energy production plant in Price, Utah, on 15 August 2026. The CF-1000 facility converts regional wood waste and dead forest biomass into high-density biochar and generates emissions-free electricity and heat. This project addresses hazardous forest fuel buildup and agricultural nutrient inefficiency by mitigating wildfire risks and improving soil health. CO2 Sync plans to replicate this model for distributed biochar production and renewable power generation across Utah and the United States.
TSS Consultants is assessing over 100 biomass-to-biochar technology vendors for a Northern California client managing over 50,000 tonnes of forest waste wood annually. The evaluation focuses on identifying scalable pyrolytic conversion systems that are economically viable and meet stringent carbon accounting criteria for high-integrity carbon removal markets. This initiative aims to divert forest waste from wildfire hazards or open burning, reduce waste management costs, and enable participation in the carbon removal credit economy. The project seeks to establish a commercial pathway for processing forest waste into high-grade biochar suitable for carbon dioxide removal credits.
British telecommunications provider VodafoneThree partnered with Abatable to launch a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 24,000 tonnes of high-integrity carbon dioxide removals. The procurement, spanning 2027 to 2030, supports VodafoneThree's net-zero targets for its UK operations by 2027 and full value-chain net-zero by 2040. The dual-track RFP seeks engineered solutions like biochar, BECCS, and DACS, alongside UK Woodland Carbon Code-accredited projects. Abatable will manage the intake and evaluation, with final project selections expected in Q4 2026. This initiative aims to address market complexities by providing a structured, transparent mechanism for UK carbon removal developers.
Indian biochar startup Ground Up secured a pre-purchase agreement valued at over $17,000 (€15,000) for carbon credits from the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) accelerator remove. This agreement follows Ground Up's progression into the second stage of remove's Global Leap programme, where remove acts as a credit buyer. The deal provides early revenue validation and capital for Ground Up's industrial biochar deployments, which include processing sugarcane crop residues at its Project Nandani pilot facility. remove selected Ground Up due to its operational traceability and 'farmer-first' strategy, which returns biochar to local agricultural soils for fertility improvement and carbon sequestration. This partnership demonstrates how targeted pre-purchase agreements can validate localised biochar production models and integrate agricultural residues into the VCM.
Indian biochar startup Ground Up secured a pre-purchase agreement with carbon dioxide removal (CDR) accelerator remove. The agreement, valued at over $17,000 (€15,000), follows Ground Up's progression to the Global Leap stage of remove's accelerator programme. Ground Up specialises in industrial biochar production facilities, converting sugarcane residues into biochar, and operates India's largest biochar plant, Project Nandani. This marks remove's second such agreement with an accelerator participant, aiming to support early-stage CDR developers and provide commercial traction.
VodafoneThree has issued a request for proposals (RFP) through Abatable to procure 24,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide removals from UK-based nature-based and engineered projects. The four-year procurement process will target deliveries between 2027 and 2030, with an optional window extending to 2033. Eligible pathways include afforestation, soil carbon, biochar, BECCS, and DACCS, with a specific track for new woodland creation under the Woodland Carbon Code. Abatable will evaluate project information against VodafoneThree's criteria, with selections expected in Q4 2026. This initiative forms part of the mobile network operator's sustainability strategy.
On 11 August 2026, 28 civil society organisations (CSOs) sent a joint letter to SK Telecom CEO Jung Jae-hun, demanding the company cease investment in a Myanmar cookstove project. SK Telecom, one of 11 SK Group affiliates, has invested in the project since March 2018, which recently received the first Article 6.4 carbon credit issuance approval. The CSOs cite concerns over human rights violations in Myanmar and the project's association with the military junta, requesting a response by 24 August 2026. The Climate Change Center, which manages the project, stated that SK Group secured 648,783 provisionally issued PACM carbon credits.
The Action for Resilient Climate (ARC) coalition has launched, backed by companies including Tencent, Mitsubishi, CATL, Bain & Co, Osaka Gas, and Vale. ARC aims to provide both a demand signal and a financing facility for carbon project developers, addressing capital needs alongside offtake agreements. The coalition seeks to scale carbon markets by committing to a minimum of 10 million tonnes of carbon credits. This initiative differentiates itself by integrating blended finance to support project development, moving beyond traditional buyer coalitions.
Netherlands-based climate-tech company Paebbl announced partnerships with Prologis Ventures and the JLL Foundation to integrate carbon-storing materials into commercial real estate. This collaboration aims to scale Paebbl's 'Rebond' series, a proprietary ingredient that can replace up to 30% of traditional cement in concrete mixes. Prologis Ventures will facilitate technical and pilot testing across its logistics real estate portfolios, while the JLL Foundation will provide access to corporate sustainability strategies and commercial property networks. The partnerships seek to overcome adoption challenges for carbon-negative construction inputs by securing early project pipelines and validating materials in active commercial developments. This move is intended to accelerate market penetration for Paebbl's mineralised materials and establish a carbon-storing infrastructure model for the real estate sector.
Isometric has signed its first China-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects, agreeing to provide certification services to three developers: DeCarbon Tech, Tongao Greenchar, and Vastwing Energy. The projects include direct air capture (DAC) and biochar initiatives. Isometric will use its AI-powered Certify platform to validate these projects against its protocols. This move aims to enable these Chinese projects to access international buyers, supporting China's 2060 net-zero target which requires significant CO2 removal.
US soil intelligence firm EarthOptics has partnered with C-Quester Analytics to integrate laboratory-grade soil organic matter fractionation into EarthOptics' spatial measurement platform. This collaboration aims to provide verifiable data on soil carbon stability for carbon credit developers and investors. By combining C-Quester's particulate and mineral-associated organic matter (POM/MAOM) analysis with EarthOptics' field measurements, the companies seek to enhance the permanence and durability assessment of soil carbon credits. The initiative addresses a key market barrier by moving beyond volumetric quantification to offer more precise insights into stable carbon pools, supporting scalable measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification (MMRV) data.
Microsoft has signed a long-term agreement to purchase up to 23,602 durable carbon removal units from Brooklyn-based startup CREW Carbon. This transaction diversifies Microsoft's carbon offset portfolio beyond established methods like direct air capture and biochar. CREW Carbon's technology integrates into municipal wastewater treatment plants, using alkaline minerals to convert dissolved carbon dioxide into stable bicarbonate ions for long-term ocean storage. The deal supports Microsoft's goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030 and expands CREW Carbon's committed removal pipeline past $40 million.
Companies signed carbon offtake agreements worth approximately $12.25 billion in 2025, according to Sylvera data cited by Regreener. These multi-year contracts, typically spanning 5 to 15 years, commit buyers to purchasing future carbon credits at an agreed price and schedule. This volume significantly exceeds the value of credits retired on the spot market in the same year. The trend indicates a shift among corporate buyers towards securing long-term supply and price certainty for high-integrity carbon credits, particularly for durable carbon removal projects. Such agreements provide project developers with the contracted revenue necessary to finance and scale their initiatives.
The Grassland Restoration and Stewardship in South Africa Group Project (GRASS GP) has distributed R2.7 million ($170,000) to 15 farming communities, marking the first payments under the initiative. These payments follow the issuance of 266,254 verified carbon units, generated from the project's first monitoring period across over 95,000 hectares. Developed by TASC in partnership with Meat Naturally Africa, the project aims to restore degraded rangelands in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal through regenerative grazing. The credits are the first globally to combine CCB certification with Verra’s VM0042 methodology, channelling carbon credit revenues directly to local communities for activities like hiring herders and pasture restoration. The project plans to restore two million hectares by 2030, preventing approximately 14 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over 30 years.
Climate asset manager Econetix has secured a Letter of Authorization from the Rwandan government to commercialise up to 1.77 million metric tons of CORSIA-eligible carbon credits. These credits, generated from clean cooking and energy efficiency projects, are authorised under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and will receive corresponding adjustments from Rwanda. This agreement provides international airline operators with access to compliance-grade assets for CORSIA Phase 1. The partnership aims to address the scarcity of eligible carbon credits and direct climate finance into Rwandan clean energy development.
Carbon credit advisory firm Deduci, a sister company of Agendi, launched its second carbon removal portfolio, featuring entirely domestic projects certified in partnership with Isometric. The portfolio includes engineered and nature-based carbon dioxide removal, with Pacific Biochar among the featured developers. This initiative aims to assist corporate buyers with increasingly strict voluntary and regulatory climate disclosures, such as California’s Assembly Bill 1305. Deduci manages onboarding and contracting, while Isometric provides third-party verification and documentation for credits generated. The programme offers corporate buyers access to high-integrity US-based biochar and carbon removal credits through September, streamlining procurement for regulatory compliance.
Soil intelligence company EarthOptics announced a strategic partnership with Cquester Analytics to integrate lab-grade soil organic matter fractionation into its platform. This collaboration will provide carbon programme developers and investors with more defensible evidence of soil carbon permanence through particulate organic matter and mineral-associated organic matter (POM/MAOM) analysis. The companies aim to meet market demand for data demonstrating carbon durability, moving beyond volumetric accounting. They also plan to pursue joint research and establish measurement standards for soil biology in carbon programmes, particularly for grasslands.
Deduci, an Agendi sister company, launched its second carbon removal portfolio, featuring 100% US-based projects certified in partnership with Isometric. The portfolio includes engineered and nature-based removal pathways from Graphyte, Pacific Biochar, and Renoster, utilising methodologies such as Biochar, Improved Forest Management, and Subsurface Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage. This initiative aims to simplify carbon removal procurement for corporate buyers, aligning with evolving voluntary and regulatory frameworks like California's AB 1305 and SBTi. Deduci manages onboarding and contracting, while Isometric provides third-party verification and methodology alignment for the credits.
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), and Merago Inc. signed an MoU to establish regenerative agriculture carbon credit projects for Indian cotton farmers. The initiative aims to generate carbon credits from sustainable cotton farming, including biochar production and compost application, to provide farmers with additional revenue. CITI-Cotton Development Research Association (CITI CDRA) will manage farmer outreach, ICAC will provide technical expertise, and Merago will handle the carbon asset platform. Credits will be processed and verified under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and Indian regulatory standards for commercialisation in domestic and international markets.
Econetix has received a Letter of Authorisation from the Rwandan government to market up to 1.77 million metric tonnes of CORSIA-eligible carbon credits. The credits, generated between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2027 by the Verra-certified Rwandan Improved Cookstove Project, will be transferred internationally under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, with Rwanda applying corresponding adjustments. This approval adds to the limited supply of CORSIA-eligible credits, which industry forecasts suggest may face a shortfall of 170-236 million units during CORSIA's first compliance phase. Econetix previously secured similar authorisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and is developing projects in other African nations.
Specialist carbon insurer Kita has secured a strategic investment from Tokio Marine Group, expanding an existing partnership with Tokio Marine Kiln. This collaboration will focus on developing insurance products for carbon credit buyers against delivery failures and non-performance risks, particularly in Japan. Kita will work with Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (TMNF) to create these products and explore providing satellite-based carbon project risk assessments to TMNF’s corporate clients. The companies aim to offer a unified solution across the carbon project lifecycle by integrating Kita's digital risk analytics with Nippon Koei's engineering consulting services.
Brazilian developer Mombak completed the first delivery of Amazon reforestation credits to the Symbiosis buyer group, including Google and McKinsey, two years ahead of schedule. The delivery totals over 21,000 tonnes of removed CO2, generated from restoring degraded pastureland across 12 farms in the Brazilian Amazon. These are the first nature-based credits certified by Isometric, carrying Core Carbon Principles (CCP) labelling and dynamic baselines. Mombak attributed the early issuance to optimised land selection and strategic species composition, having planted nearly 15 million native trees. A second, larger issuance of 55,000 credits is expected in late 2026.
Microsoft has entered a long-term carbon removal offtake agreement with CREW Carbon for up to 23,602 metric tonnes of durable carbon removal. CREW Carbon's technology enhances wastewater treatment systems to capture and permanently store atmospheric CO2. This deal expands Microsoft's carbon removal portfolio as it aims for carbon negative status by 2030. The agreement follows previous advance purchase commitments for CREW Carbon, including a $32 million offtake facilitated by Frontier in December 2024.
PayPal has partnered with climate solutions provider 3Degrees to establish a carbon removal investment portfolio, directing corporate capital towards high-durability projects. This initiative supports PayPal's net-zero target by 2040 and includes investments in the Heartyculture Biochar project in India and a BECCS project by Gevo in North Dakota. 3Degrees structured a risk-mitigated procurement strategy, aggregating demand and conducting technical reviews to enable PayPal to purchase smaller, cost-competitive volumes of durable carbon removal credits. This approach aims to address market barriers for corporate buyers seeking high-durability removals from early-stage projects. The partnership provides actionable capital to developers and offers a template for corporate credit procurement through diversified technology investments.
NoviqTech subsidiary Coralia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with A Healthier Earth to evaluate a long-term carbon credit offtake agreement. The MOU covers a minimum of 70% of the biochar carbon removal credits generated by Coralia's Great Barrier Reef Biochar Project in Queensland, Australia. The project aims to process two million tonnes of agricultural biomass waste and generate 550,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide removal credits over its lifespan. This collaboration seeks to provide high-integrity carbon removal solutions for hyperscale data centres while addressing invasive woody weed species in Queensland.
Avio Smart Market Stack Limited and ProClime Services Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commercialise biochar-based soil enhancement solutions across India. The partnership combines Avio's rural distribution network, spanning over 5,000 villages, with ProClime's expertise in biochar production and carbon project development. This initiative aims to address soil degradation and improve agricultural productivity while generating verified carbon credits for farmers. The collaboration will develop biochar-integrated fertiliser formulations and utilise sustainable feedstocks like bamboo and agricultural residues. Farmers are expected to benefit from increased yields and secondary income through global carbon markets.
Indian firm ProClime and Japan's Cadira Capital Management formed a partnership to mobilise an initial $10 million for biochar carbon removal projects in India. This investment will fund seven plants across six Indian states, converting waste biomass into biochar. The facilities are projected to generate approximately 35,000 carbon dioxide removal credits annually, certified under Puro.earth and Isometric. Cadira will manage capital formation, while ProClime will handle development, operations, and carbon credit origination. Raicho Capital advised on the partnership, aiming to scale permanent carbon removal and create local economic opportunities.
Microsoft has finalised a 10-year offtake agreement with carbon removal developer Liferaft for one million biochar carbon removal units. Facilitated by Supercritical, this represents the largest US biochar transaction to date. The carbon credits will be generated from Liferaft's industrial production facilities in Iowa and Illinois. This agreement addresses historical challenges in scaling biochar deployment by establishing consistent, large-scale removal streams with robust monitoring, reporting, and verification standards.
Frontier Infrastructure Holdings partnered with Carbonfuture for a multi-year agreement covering 750,000 durable CO2 removal credits from Frontier's ethanol bioenergy carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) initiative, Project Sprint. This deal represents the largest ethanol BECCS carbon removal agreement announced to date. Carbonfuture will offer these credits, certified under Puro.earth's Geologically Stored Carbon Methodology, to corporate and institutional buyers. CO2 sequestration and initial credit deliveries are projected to begin in Q4 2027, utilising Frontier's CO2-by-rail platform to transport captured biogenic CO2 for permanent geological storage in Wyoming.
Carbonmark has launched an online marketplace enabling individuals and small businesses to purchase and retire carbon credits. The platform allows fractional purchases from 1 kg (0.001 tonnes) and offers Stripe-powered checkout for various payment methods. This initiative aims to democratise access to the voluntary carbon market, which traditionally required brokers and large minimum orders. Retirements on Carbonmark are recorded on a public blockchain, providing tamper-proof certificates for verification.
Agreena and Verra are collaborating to expand the AgreenaCarbon programme (Verra Project 4022), enabling thousands of European farmers to sequester soil carbon and earn carbon finance. The programme uses Verra's VCS Program and methodology VM0042 to quantify soil carbon accumulation across 4.5 million hectares in 20 markets. Agreena provides a framework for farmers to implement climate-smart practices, with up to 85% of carbon credit sales value returned directly to participating farms. This initiative aims to mitigate economic and physical barriers for farmers transitioning to regenerative agriculture, including those in Ukraine.
Chinese industrial pyrolysis equipment manufacturer Beston Group joined the Rainbow Partner Program as an Industrial Pyrolysis Manufacturer. Rainbow vetted two of Beston’s biochar production units, the BST-50 continuous operation system and the BST-06Quicker mobile model, under its Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) V1.1 methodology. This integration provides an endorsed technology pathway for biochar carbon dioxide removal developers using the Rainbow Standard. Developers can select pre-evaluated equipment, reducing technical assessments and accelerating project timelines to carbon credit issuance. The BST-50 can produce over 5,400 tonnes of biochar annually, while the BST-06Quicker is a mobile unit for rapid site validation.
Biochar Industrial Group (BIG) has launched its 'Biochar-as-a-Service' model, partnering with Releaf Earth in Nigeria to convert palm kernel shell waste into biochar. This collaboration, an initial commercial deployment, aims to transform agricultural residues into environmental and financial assets. BIG provided engineering oversight for the thermal conversion process and managed data documentation for carbon credit verification. The project generated verified carbon removal credits, which were sold to international technology companies, creating a new revenue stream from agricultural byproducts. This initiative addresses waste disposal challenges and establishes a carbon-rich soil amendment for regional agriculture.
Nearly 300 smallholder farmers in Ethiopia received their first carbon payments, averaging 1,700 Ethiopian birr per farmer, through the ETH-Soil project. Coordinated by the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) and funded by Germany's BMZ, the project uses Artisan C-Sink certificates for carbon sinks established by 2025. This initiative addresses land degradation and high synthetic input costs by utilising locally produced biochar-based fertilisers. The payout model ensures at least 60% of certificate revenues go directly to rural communities, with the remainder funding technical training and quality control. This marks a significant step for rural agricultural carbon finance in Ethiopia.
POSCO International and the International ESG Association (IESGA) signed an MoU on 23 June 2026 to evaluate biochar's carbon reduction potential in large-scale commercial agriculture. The joint initiative targets palm plantations operated by PT Prime Agri Resources Tbk in Indonesia, recently acquired by POSCO. Led by IESGA presidents Professor Yong Sik Ok and Professor Jay Hyuk Rhee, the project aims to establish field-level metrics for soil carbon storage. This research seeks to validate academic biochar applications on a massive commercial scale within the international agricultural sector. The project will establish a 'Carbon Mapping' system to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and baseline carbon levels, identifying optimal zones for biochar application from local agricultural by-products.
Carbon asset manager Econetix completed its initial delivery of Phase 1-tagged CORSIA credits to a major international commodity trading house, fulfilling a million-dollar offtake agreement. This transaction positions Econetix as one of few developers able to convert authorised carbon projects into delivered CORSIA supply. The delivery occurs as airlines and trading houses seek eligible credits before the January 2028 compliance deadline for Phase 1 of the UN's Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation. Econetix's next project, a Rwandan cookstove initiative, is expected to deliver 1.3 million tonnes of CORSIA Phase 1-eligible credits, aligned with Tool 33 requirements and backed by Article 6 Letters of Authorisation.
The City of Stockholm has committed to purchase 750,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) over 15 years from Stockholm Exergi's new Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) facility. This commitment, totalling 50,000 tonnes annually, positions Stockholm as the world's fifth-largest buyer of permanent carbon removal. The captured CO₂ will be stored at the Northern Lights Facility in Norway. This public procurement aims to provide a demand signal for the nascent CDR market and aligns with Stockholm's climate strategy to remove more CO₂ than it emits by 2030.
Regreener has named five US carbon credit projects as leading options for corporate procurement in 2026, citing their independent verification, active credit issuance, and quality signals. The selected projects include CarbonCure CO2 Utilisation (VCS 4018), Graphyte's Loblolly Project (Isometric), Anew Tomah Highlands Forestry (ACR 617), AgriCapture Soil Enrichment (CAR 1513), and the Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project (VCS 1960). These projects span engineered CO2 mineralisation, biomass carbon removal, improved forest management, and regenerative agriculture. Regreener emphasises that a registry ID is merely a starting point, with quality requiring active issuance and independent validation. The US market's maturity, methodology integrity, and technology leadership contribute to its project diversity.
NextGen CDR AG, a large permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) portfolio, announced a multi-year CDR purchase agreement with Exomad Green, a biochar producer operating in Bolivia. The deal, supported by Carbonfuture's digital MRV (dMRV) platform, aims to scale the global biochar market and ensure transparency in credit quality. This agreement enables NextGen to secure certified technological CDRs from projects producing credits by 2025 at an average price of $200/tonne. Exomad Green utilises waste timber, certified by Autoridad Bosques y Tierra (ABT), to produce biochar, which is then distributed to local communities to improve soil health.
SIX, a financial market infrastructure provider, signed a multi-year agreement with Carbonfuture to secure a diversified portfolio of durable carbon removal credits. The deal includes credits from Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) and Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) projects, such as Octavia Carbon. This strategic purchase aims to ensure long-term availability and price stability for SIX's future carbon neutralisation efforts, though these credits are not for its near-term SBTi targets. The agreement follows SIX's investment in Carbonfuture and its entry into the carbon removal market.
Carbonfuture announced an exclusive digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) partnership with Biomass Projects for a large-scale biochar carbon removal initiative in Australia. The project aims to convert invasive mesquite biomass into biochar, targeting an annual removal volume of 500,000 tonnes by 2028. Carbonfuture MRV+ will provide data tracking and facilitate third-party verification for the project, which seeks to restore ecosystems by removing mesquite across 300,000 hectares. This collaboration highlights the role of rigorous dMRV in scaling durable carbon removal projects and ensuring credit quality for buyers.
Carbonfuture announced it facilitated over 1.5 million tonnes of durable carbon removal in 2025, including the first megatonne biochar carbon removal deal. The company closed a Series A2 funding round and expanded its supported technologies to include BECCS, DACCS, and Terrestrial Storage of Biomass. Carbonfuture secured nearly 10 million tonnes of durable CDR supply across five continents for 2026. These developments aim to scale a high-integrity durable carbon dioxide removal market.
Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, and McKinsey Sustainability have launched Frontier, an advance market commitment (AMC) to purchase $1 billion of permanent carbon removal by 2030. This initiative aims to accelerate the development of carbon removal technologies by guaranteeing future demand for promising solutions. Frontier will facilitate both low-volume prepurchase agreements for early-stage suppliers and offtake agreements for growth-stage companies. The AMC model, previously used for vaccine development, is being applied to carbon removal at scale for the first time. Frontier will prioritise technologies demonstrating permanence, a path to affordability below $100/ton, and significant capacity potential.
Frontier, an advance market commitment launched by Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, and McKinsey Sustainability, facilitated its first carbon removal purchases on behalf of Stripe. Stripe committed $2.4 million to buy carbon removal from six early-stage technology companies: AspiraDAC, Calcite-Origen, Lithos Carbon, RepAir, Travertine, and Living Carbon. An additional $5.4 million is contingent on these projects reaching agreed technical milestones. The purchases, ranging from $500 to $1,800 per tonne, aim to catalyse new carbon dioxide removal solutions, with Frontier acting as the first customer for all six projects. This initiative focuses on low-volume prepurchases to support the development of diverse carbon removal technologies.
Frontier has facilitated $11 million in carbon removal purchases for Stripe and Shopify, its largest round to date. The purchases support seven companies: Arbor, Captura, Arca, Carbon To Stone, Cella, CREW, and InPlanet, across various carbon removal pathways. Stripe also provided an additional $500,000 in R&D grants to Kodama Systems and Nitricity. This cycle saw more than double the applications compared to Frontier's first round six months prior, indicating growing interest in diverse carbon removal solutions.
Frontier, an advance market commitment for carbon removal, announced that Autodesk, H&M Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Workday have joined its initiative. These new members committed to purchase a combined $100 million of permanent carbon removal by 2030, increasing Frontier's total commitment to over $1 billion. This capital will facilitate multi-year offtake agreements, helping carbon removal suppliers secure financing to scale operations. Since April 2022, Frontier has facilitated purchases from 15 carbon removal startups across eight technological pathways.
Frontier has facilitated its first set of carbon removal offtake agreements with Charm Industrial, totalling $53 million. These agreements commit Frontier buyers to purchase 112,000 tonnes of CO₂ removal between 2024 and 2030, utilising Charm Industrial's biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) technology. The price per tonne will decline by at least 37% over the period, reflecting anticipated scaling and potential government incentives. Founding members including Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, and McKinsey Sustainability are among the buyers, alongside others purchasing via Watershed's partnership with Frontier. This initiative aims to scale permanent carbon removal solutions by providing guaranteed future demand.
Frontier has facilitated $7 million in carbon removal purchases from 12 companies on behalf of buyers Stripe, Shopify, and H&M Group. This third round of purchases includes 14 distinct carbon removal approaches, with projects based in five different countries. The selected companies project a collective removal capacity of over 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually by 2026. Additionally, Stripe provided $700,000 in R&D grants to four carbon removal startups.
Frontier has facilitated direct air capture (DAC) offtake agreements totalling $46.6 million with CarbonCapture Inc. and Heirloom, securing 72,400 tonnes of permanent CO₂ removal. CarbonCapture will remove 45,500 tonnes by 2028 for $20.0 million, while Heirloom will remove 26,900 tonnes by 2030 for $26.6 million. These agreements include options for future purchases at lower prices, reflecting anticipated cost reductions in DAC technology. Buyers include founding members Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, and McKinsey Sustainability, alongside other corporations.
Frontier buyers have signed offtake agreements worth $57.1 million with Lithos Carbon to remove 154,240 tonnes of CO₂ between 2024 and 2028. This represents the largest enhanced weathering purchase to date and the largest facilitated by Frontier. Lithos Carbon accelerates natural CO₂ absorption by spreading crushed basalt on farmlands and measures removal using a novel technique combining soil samples with elemental measurements. Over half of the contracted volume is expected by the end of 2025, significantly increasing the amount of carbon removal achieved across all pathways globally.
Frontier has facilitated $58.3 million in offtake agreements with Vaulted Deep, a carbon removal company, for the permanent removal of 152,480 tonnes of CO₂ between 2024 and 2027. Vaulted Deep, which injects carbon-rich organic waste deep underground, expects to deliver 18,000 tonnes in 2024. This agreement enables Vaulted to commission three new wells, leveraging technology from its parent company, Advantek Waste Management. The approach offers over 10,000-year permanence and a pathway to costs below $100 per tonne. This deal highlights growing interest from industrial companies in applying their expertise to carbon removal solutions.
Frontier has facilitated $48.6 million in offtake agreements for carbon removal credits from Stockholm Exergi's bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project. The deal, which represents the first large European BECCS offtake for Frontier, will see buyers acquire a 'meaningful proportion' of the 800,000 tonnes of CO2 removed annually from 2028 to 2030. Stockholm Exergi will retrofit its KVV8 district heating facility in Stockholm, capturing CO2 from biomass combustion for permanent underground sequestration. The exact volume and price per tonne for Frontier buyers will be announced after the outcome of a Swedish government reverse auction for subsidies. This project aims to demonstrate commercial-scale carbon removal from a bioenergy facility, with a potential path to sub-$100 per tonne costs.
Frontier buyers have signed offtake agreements with 280 Earth worth $40 million to remove 61,571 tonnes of CO₂ between 2024 and 2030. The removals will come from 280 Earth's pilot facility in The Dalles, Oregon, which completed its first module in May 2024. This deal represents the first purchases from the new unit and will support the construction and operation of additional modules. 280 Earth employs a 'continuous capture' direct air capture process, designed with commercially available components and flexible power sources, including waste heat from data centres.
Frontier has facilitated $4.5 million in carbon removal prepurchases from nine companies, including Alithic, Alt Carbon, and Capture6, on behalf of buyers Stripe, Shopify, Alphabet, H&M Group, and Match (via Watershed). This fourth round of prepurchases supports projects integrating carbon removal into existing large-scale industries to reduce costs and accelerate scale. Examples include Planeteers, an ocean alkalinity enhancement company working with water treatment plants, and Exterra, which embeds its approach into mining processes. The prepurchases cover diverse methodologies such as direct air capture, field weathering, and mineralization, with volumes ranging from 285 to 1,851 tonnes per project.
Frontier buyers have signed the first river liming carbon removal deal, committing $25.4 million to CarbonRun for the permanent removal of 55,442 tonnes of CO₂ between 2025 and 2029. The Canadian company will deploy the method, which involves adding crushed limestone to acidified rivers, starting in Nova Scotia. This approach not only removes CO₂ by converting it to bicarbonate but also offers co-benefits like ecosystem restoration. Stripe is providing an additional $1 million R&D grant to CarbonRun to explore the method's potential in neutral pH rivers. The deal aims to gather data on limestone dissolution and safe application rates.
Frontier has facilitated $27 million in offtake agreements for 90,000 tonnes of CO₂ removal from Terradot, to be delivered between 2025 and 2029. Terradot will achieve this by deploying enhanced rock weathering in Brazil, spreading basalt on agricultural land. Founding Frontier members Stripe, Google, Shopify, and McKinsey Sustainability are among the buyers, with Google committing an additional 200,000 tonnes for delivery by the early 2030s. This deal highlights growing corporate investment in enhanced rock weathering, particularly in regions with optimal conditions for the technology.
Frontier, a carbon removal advance market commitment, announced $80 million in offtake agreements with CO280 and CREW Carbon. The agreements cover the removal of 296,378 tonnes of CO₂ by 2030 through industrial retrofits. CO280 will remove 224,500 tonnes from pulp and paper facilities for $48.0 million between 2028 and 2030, while CREW Carbon will remove 71,878 tonnes from wastewater treatment for $32.1 million between 2025 and 2030. This initiative aims to scale carbon removal by integrating technology into existing industrial processes, leveraging high CO₂ concentrations and established infrastructure to reduce costs.
Frontier buyers have signed an offtake agreement with Phlair, an electrochemical direct air capture (DAC) company, for $30.6 million to remove 47,000 tonnes of CO₂ between 2027 and 2030. This agreement will support Phlair's first commercial-scale DAC facility in Alberta, Canada. Phlair's technology aims for high energy efficiency, targeting less than 1.5 MWh/tCO₂, and is designed to integrate with intermittent renewable energy sources, including dedicated on-site solar panels. This marks Frontier's first offtake with Phlair, following an initial prepurchase in September 2023.
Frontier buyers, including Stripe, Google, and Shopify, signed $33 million in offtake agreements with Eion for the removal of 78,707 tonnes of CO₂ between 2027 and 2030. Eion deploys enhanced rock weathering using olivine on agricultural fields in the Southern and Midwestern United States. The olivine serves as a cheaper alternative to agricultural lime for farmers, converting atmospheric CO₂ into bicarbonate stored in the ocean. This deal facilitates the scaling of enhanced weathering and provides crucial data for the scientific validation of the method.
Frontier has facilitated an offtake agreement for Hafslund Celsio to remove 100,000 tonnes of CO₂ between 2029 and 2030, valued at $31.6 million. This agreement supports the retrofit of Hafslund Celsio’s waste-to-energy facility in Oslo, making it the first such project globally to deliver carbon removal. The facility will capture biogenic CO₂ emissions, which will be transported to the Northern Lights facility for permanent geological storage. This model could be replicated across approximately 500 European waste-to-energy facilities, potentially removing 400 million tonnes of CO₂ annually by 2050.
Frontier buyers will pay Arbor $41 million for the removal of 116,000 tonnes of CO₂ between 2028 and 2030. This funding will support Arbor's first commercial Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) facility, expected to be operational in 2028 near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Arbor's system, which combines biomass gasification, oxycombustion, and supercritical CO₂ turbomachinery, claims a CO₂ capture rate exceeding 99% and produces up to 1,000 kWh of clean electricity per tonne of CO₂ removed. The deal aims to test a new, highly efficient BECCS approach that also generates clean electricity, particularly for data centres.
Frontier has committed $1.75 million in carbon removal prepurchases to three early-stage companies: Karbonetiq, Limenet, and pHathom. These purchases, made on behalf of Stripe, Shopify, and Google, support the development of ocean alkalinity enhancement and surficial mineralisation technologies. Karbonetiq received funding for 2,142 tons, Limenet for 330 tons, and pHathom for 510 tons. This initiative marks the first customer for two of the three companies, aiming to accelerate promising but underexplored carbon removal solutions.
Frontier has facilitated a $31.3 million offtake agreement with Planetary for the removal of 115,211 tonnes of CO₂ between 2026 and 2030 through ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE). Planetary's OAE process involves adding dissolved alkaline minerals to coastal seawater, converting dissolved CO₂ into stable bicarbonate ions. This deal expands on a pilot project that delivered the first verified OAE tonnes and initiates the next operational phase. The approach aims to achieve gigaton-scale removal at a cost of $50-160 per tonne, while also mitigating ocean acidification.
Frontier has facilitated offtake agreements totalling $41 million for Reverion, a German company capturing and permanently storing CO₂ from biogas while generating clean electricity. The agreements cover the removal of 96,000 tonnes of CO₂ between 2027 and 2030. Reverion's technology uses solid oxide fuel cells to convert biogas from waste into electricity at 74% efficiency, capturing all carbon from both methane and CO₂. This approach doubles removal compared to conventional methods and provides decentralised clean electricity, with a potential to remove hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO₂ annually by 2040. The process involves liquefying the captured CO₂ for permanent geological storage.
Frontier has facilitated an offtake agreement for its buyers to purchase 122,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide removal from NULIFE GreenTech, a Canadian company, for USD $44.2 million between 2026 and 2030. NULIFE converts biowaste into bio-oil via hydrothermal liquefaction and stores the concentrated CO₂ geologically in licensed salt caverns. This deal follows a 2024 prepurchase where NULIFE has already delivered over half the contracted volume, with removals independently verified by Isometric. This marks Frontier's third Canadian offtake, bringing its total commitment in the country to over $100 million.
Frontier, on behalf of Stripe, Shopify, and Google, has awarded $2 million in R&D grants to Leilac (UK) and SaltX (Sweden). These grants support the development of zero-carbon lime production methods, crucial for carbon removal applications such as ocean liming and direct air capture. The initiative aims to accelerate cost-effective, commercially ready processes for producing quicklime without net CO₂ emissions. This funding targets electric calcination technologies, which can significantly reduce upstream emissions associated with conventional lime production. Leilac and SaltX will develop distinct electric calcination systems tailored for carbon removal applications.
Frontier has opened applications for its 2026 Innovation programme, expanding its early-stage funding beyond prepurchases to explicitly support research and development in carbon removal. The programme targets novel approaches and 'last-mile challenges' in ocean alkalinity enhancement, surficial mineralisation, and open-system measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV). This initiative aims to address remaining innovation gaps in promising pathways, building on progress made since 2022 in over 60% of identified research challenges. Frontier will offer more flexible check sizes to support these R&D efforts. The organisation noted that some early carbon removal models were over-optimistic, citing issues with cold weather impacts on direct air capture (DAC) and challenges with certain biological approaches like kelp sinking and engineered biopolymers.
Frontier, an advance market commitment (AMC) for carbon removal, announced an additional $915 million in funding, bringing its total commitment to $1.8 billion. This funding aims to accelerate carbon removal companies, with participating buyers including Stripe, Google, Shopify, and Salesforce. Frontier will focus purchases on a narrower portfolio of companies with gigaton-scale potential and require clear long-term demand for each deal. Since its 2022 launch, Frontier has supported the commercialisation of new pathways and seen portfolio companies deliver approximately 23,000 tonnes in 2023, with over 50,000 tonnes forecast for 2024. The initiative seeks to bridge the gap until policy-driven demand matures, providing revenue for technology scaling.
Sustainable Green Team (SGTM) has formed a strategic alliance with Rock Dust Local and BioEnergy Innovations Global to establish a continental-scale biomineral supply and verification infrastructure in North America. The partnership integrates biomineral fertilizer manufacturing, large-scale pyrolysis production, and field-level environmental data tracking. This initiative aims to address the lack of physical verification systems in environmental credit markets by using SGTM's digital platform, Restore.Earth, to document ecological interventions. The alliance will streamline applications for USDA cost-share programmes and carbon credit exchanges by providing auditable, standardised data assets.
Aperam BioEnergia, a subsidiary of stainless steel manufacturer Aperam, generates 70,000 carbon credits annually from its 124,000-hectare eucalyptus monoculture plantations in Brazil. The company produces charcoal for iron production and applies biochar to the soil to generate these credits, certified by Puro Earth. Buyers of these credits include Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, International Workplace Group, The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Deutsche Bank, and Carbon Finance Labs. This activity contrasts with Lakshmi Mittal's criticism of the EU Emissions Trading System, despite his association with Aperam.
Corporate offtake purchases for biochar-based carbon credits increased by 79% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, reaching 3.17 million tonnes, according to a new Sylvera report. The aggregate value of these biochar contracts rose 80% to over $800 million from $448 million in the same period. This growth occurred despite a 65% overall contraction in the forward offtake market to 21.52 million tonnes, largely due to Microsoft pausing new deals. The report indicates a market shift where corporate buyers prioritise high-quality, durable carbon dioxide removal technologies like biochar to meet net-zero compliance standards. This trend highlights biochar's emergence as a dominant commodity within the voluntary carbon market's carbon removal portfolio.
Carbonmark, a blockchain-powered carbon credit marketplace, announced a partnership with Satellites on Fire, a climate tech company specialising in early wildfire detection. The collaboration integrates Satellites on Fire's real-time monitoring capabilities, using satellite data, tower cameras, and AI, with Carbonmark's infrastructure. This aims to address permanence risk in forestry-based carbon projects by enabling faster identification and response to wildfire threats. The partnership seeks to embed environmental data into digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) frameworks, enhancing the integrity and transparency of carbon credits throughout their lifecycle.
Seventy-two organisations have called for the Livelihoods Funds to cease trading carbon credits from a mangrove restoration project in Aceh, Indonesia, citing 'severe impacts' on Indigenous peoples. The project, which has operated since 2011 and was registered with Verra in April 2020, is intended to generate 124,706.67 tonnes of CO2e. Livelihoods Funds, an investment vehicle with corporations including Danone as investors, claims the project revitalises coastal villages. However, the organisations allege the project threatens the existence of Indigenous communities and their role in forest protection. This development follows an October 2025 agreement between Verra and the Indonesian government to expand access to climate finance and integrate projects with Indonesia's national registry system.
Carbonmark has integrated the Klima Protocol to expand its supply-side liquidity for onchain carbon credits. This integration, which has been in development for several months, provides Carbonmark API-based transactions on the Base blockchain. It accesses over 300,000 tonnes of carbon liquidity currently held within the Klima Protocol. The move aims to leverage blockchain for transparent, real-time execution of carbon credit retirements and to build high-integrity carbon markets.
Japan Airlines, supported by Shell, completed the first large-scale retirement of Gold Standard carbon credits for Phase 1 of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). The transaction involved 180,000 credits from two cookstove projects: 130,000 from the Biomass Energy Conservation Programme in Malawi and 50,000 from Efficient and Clean Cooking for Households in Tanzania. This retirement follows a smaller transaction by Skyservice Business Aviation, indicating that airline compliance activity for CORSIA is now underway. Gold Standard has labelled nearly two million credits as eligible for CORSIA Phase 1, with further retirements expected ahead of the January 2028 compliance deadline.
Boeing has signed a multi-year agreement with Carbonfuture to procure at least 40,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits, marking one of the aviation sector's largest high-durability CDR procurements. Carbonfuture will supply a diversified portfolio of biochar carbon removal credits from four projects in the Global South. Boeing will use these credits to address residual Scope 3, category 6 emissions associated with business travel. The agreement includes an option for Boeing to purchase additional credits.
Carbonmark has listed the Sea Cave True Blue Carbon project, which restores kelp forests off Isla San Martín, Baja California, Mexico. The project deploys patented biogenic reef structures to regenerate marine ecosystems and deliver verified climate impact. Since 2023, over 900 Sea Cave units have been deployed, with the project achieving 1,719.62 tCO2e of independently verified net greenhouse gas mitigation during its first monitoring period (August 2023–June 2024). The project is registered with the International Carbon Registry (ICR) and aligns with ISO 14064-2:2019 and ISO 14064-3:2019.
Carbonmark has partnered with the National University of La Plata (UNLP) to bring credits from its Carbon Program on-chain. The collaboration tokenised 515,234 Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) from the Urunday Afforestation Project, with 10,000 credits now available on Carbonmark's marketplace. This initiative marks Argentina's first instance of carbon credits issued by a public academic institution being tokenised. The Urunday project, spanning 3,143 hectares, is projected to remove over 1 million tonnes of CO2e by 2046.
The Forestal Río Aquidabán reforestation project in Paraguay, launched in 1999, is now listed on the Carbonmark marketplace. Certified under the International Carbon Registry (ICR) with Project ID #349, the project uses a silvopastoral agroforestry model across 301 hectares of degraded grassland. It is validated and verified by TÜV Rheinland Energy and Environment GmbH and follows the AR-ACM0003 methodology. The project is projected to remove over 504,000 tCO2e by 2045, with an annual verified removal of 8,172 tCO2e.
Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.24 million tonnes of biochar carbon removal (BCR) credits from Exomad Green over a 10-year period. This represents the largest BCR deal by volume to date and builds on previous transactions between the companies. The agreement incorporates Carbonfuture MRV+ for digital monitoring, reporting, and verification, ensuring lifecycle tracking of CO2 removal. Exomad Green, which uses sustainable forestry residues to produce biochar, is certified under the Puro.earth Biochar Methodology.
The International Carbon Registry (ICR) has integrated its platform with Carbonmark, a blockchain-based carbon credit trading marketplace, to facilitate direct transactions of ICR-registered projects. This partnership allows Carbonmark to list ICR-certified projects, such as the Ovid Wind Farm Project (ICR-112) and AgroEcology Italy (ICR-48), increasing their visibility and accessibility for buyers. The integration aims to enhance transparency and streamline the trading process for carbon credits by leveraging blockchain technology. Both organisations state this collaboration will foster a more robust trading environment and expand the diversity of carbon projects available.