We’re going to need an insane amount of both emissions reductions and negative emissions to reach our net zero target. The technologies and approaches for reductions vs. negative emissions are often quite distinct. However today’s carbon credit standards conflate the two -

Really excited to share this new partnership between AC and Vesta. Vesta is a true leader in mCDR, and deeply committed to demonstrating their projects’ climate impacts. We’re proud to be working with them to bring the AC approach into mCDR.

Big day at Absolute 🎉 Giana Amador and Erin Burns are joining our first-ever advisory board (!!) and Adam Ward has come on as our new Certification Lead. Can't wait to build together.

Congrats to the winners of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal! Mati Carbon- Durable CO2 removal Net Zero Vaulted Deep UNDO │ Carbon Removal 44.01 Aircapture These companies represent some of the most ambitious work in the space and signal that CDR is growing fast. Also major kudos to XPRIZE, and their

So happy that Mats Lederhausen's newsletter is back. A wonderful source of inspiration and optimism!

Bloomberg published an interesting piece today on direct air capture (DAC) and it’s a reminder that the carbon removal space is in the middle of a shift. As the market grows, the rules, incentives, and expectations are evolving too. DAC operates under some of the strictest

Having the U.S. government pull back their support or even create uncertainty around existing commitments is a huge bummer that slows down critical work within CDR. Historically gov’t helping new innovations cross the chasm to commercialization has created tremendous economic and

AC's DAC + Storage methodology represents a major step forward in creating independence between registries and quality assurance.

Julio Friedmann really nails it here. The US has been at the forefront of driving innovation in DAC: spurring new technologies, creating jobs, and driving billions in economic value. We should be striving to own and grow that value creation here in the US.

The CDR space is lucky to have Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh to provide such thoughtful perspectives 🙏

Who writes the rules makes a difference. When the same group creates, enforces, and checks the rules, conflicts of interest can sneak in. For better-quality credits, look for ones where these roles are handled by separate parties. How are you assessing who’s behind the rules?

Kicking off our new blog series w/ a CDR heavy hitter. Thanks for the perspective Erin Burns

New Removed & Proved: Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh He explains why policy is critical to scaling CDR, why cheap credits are a dangerous illusion, and what it’ll take to build a credible market. 🔎Read the full blog here: absoluteclimate.com/blog-posts/sha…

Everyone wants carbon removal to move faster. In our new piece with Keep Cool’s nvo, Peter Minor and I explain why buyers will only keep showing up if permanence + MRV are built in from the start. Scale depends on trust.

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