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Carbon removal is moving beyond early curiosity and into real investment. That was a clear takeaway from #CarbonRemovalDay in Ottawa last week, where we hosted “Setting the Standard,” a breakfast with leaders from industry and government on building national standards for CDR.

Emissions are often not reduced because of market structure, not technical limits. Procurement. Geography. Financing. We’re expanding Absolute Climate’s certification framework to include Environmental Attribute Certificates for low-carbon products.

A slower year for carbon removal doesn’t mean the industry is stuck.

Last chance to give us your feedback on ACS v2.0!

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Just over one week left to comment on the updated Absolute Carbon Standard, a science-based framework for aligning project claims with real atmospheric impact. Public consultation closes Friday, December 26. Thank you to everyone who has already shared feedback!

When emissions reductions and negative emissions are conflated, there are no winners. I wrote an op-ed with @impactalpha.com to explain why 👇

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Carbon markets only work if claims match atmospheric outcomes. In Impact Alpha, Absolute Climate co-founder and CEO Peter Minor explains why confusing emissions reductions with carbon removals undermines market credibility. “The difference between a reduction and a removal is not a technicality.”

We just pushed a big update to our Absolute Climate Standard! We've doubled-down on the clarity and consistency thats needed for quality certifications. This revision brings us closer to our mission of ensuring that CDR project claims always match real atmospheric benefits.

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Absolute Carbon Standard v2.0 is open for public comment until December 26th! Revisions include: 📊 Updated emissions allocation guidelines 📉 Overhauled uncertainty quantification 🔐 Improved reversal risk management We'd love to hear your feedback. Directions and links👇

New Removed & Proved: @GianaAmador From policy to partnerships, she shares how to create a trusted, scalable carbon removal market, and why standards matter now more than ever. Link to the full blog in the comments.

🇨🇦 Carbon Unbound is returning to the West Coast in January, but this time in beautiful Vancouver! Carbon Unbound excels at bringing the right climate leaders and innovators together to discuss how to move CDR forward. Hope to see you there! 👉 Learn more here: invt.io/1lxb5hmn195

Always fun to talk to Benjamin @cleantechnica.bsky.social! He asks such specific and unexpected questions. My favorite: ❓What are the main unsolved questions in CDR? 💡Market imbalances due to poor accounting may inadvertently prevent us from achieving net zero cleantechnica.com/2025/07/30/a...

Absolute Climate Co-Founder Peter Minor Speaks Carbon Removal - CleanTechnica

You’re a Co-Founder of Absolute Climate. When was the first time you heard about carbon removal? My first real conversation on the topic was in 2014. I was a grad student at UC Berkeley when someone f...

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Very excited to join this important effort!

Peter Minor@peterminor.bsky.social · last yr.

When designed properly, standards are more than science. They ensure consistency and quality at scale. No one knows how to do this better than Rob Watson (@kilrwat.bsky.social), the founder of the LEED Green Building Standard. Today, he's joining the @absoluteclimate.bsky.social advisory board.

When designed properly, standards are more than science. They ensure consistency and quality at scale. No one knows how to do this better than Rob Watson (@kilrwat.bsky.social), the founder of the LEED Green Building Standard. Today, he's joining the @absoluteclimate.bsky.social advisory board.

The Absolute Carbon Standard is now officially ready for DAC 😤 We've published DAC + storage modules for public consultation. We'd love feedback on any areas where it needs to be improved.

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolute Climate's DAC + Storage Methodology is now open for public comment! This methodology is aligned with the Absolute Carbon Standard (ACS). It's designed to make sure credits are transparent, comparable, and that credit claims always match their climate impacts. (1/3)

Another fantastic post by Na'im Merchant and @carbonremovers.bsky.social My favorite line: "Canada offers something increasingly hard to find: a stable, supportive policy environment for carbon removal innovation” carboncurve.substack.com/p/canada-a-s...

Canada: a safe haven for carbon removal innovation in an uncertain world

Post-election, Canada is positioned for global leadership in carbon removal technology right when the world needs it most

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If you know Adam, you know he’s not just one of the most technically capable people in CDR, but he also brings his personal integrity into the work he does. He deeply believes that it’s possible to build scalable MRV without compromising on the climate benefits delivered by CDR. Welcome Adam!

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolute Climate is growing! Meet Adam Ward — our new Certification Lead. He’s bringing deep expertise to help expand our standard and keep our certification sharp, transparent, and trusted. t.co/0G8XBNZkYv

Ensuring that accountable standards underpin the CDR industry requires more than science. Policymaking is critical. For this reason, I feel beyond lucky to share that @erinmburns.bsky.social and Giana Amador are joining as inaugural members of the @absoluteclimate.bsky.social advisory board! 🥳

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re working to build a more transparent, accountable carbon removal market. To support that work, we’ve formed a new advisory board: Giana Amador & @erinmburns.bsky.social — two leaders in policy, markets, and climate innovation. Meet them → tinyurl.com/5f93whtf

This is what I'm talking about! CDR has a massive political role to play on ensuring equitable trade between industrial economies. @weremovecarbon.bsky.social continues to show that they have a strong vision for the future of CDR policy in the US. www.carbonremovalalliance.org/policy-work/...

The newly-introduced Foreign Pollution Fee Act could help grow America’s carbon removal industry

There's been a lot of talk about tariffs lately, but one tariff deserves our attention: a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. It includes carbon removal.

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Building a scalable and accountable carbon removal industry requires early demand. Learnings from real deployments are the best way to drive down MRV uncertainty and develop new innovations. That's why I'm excited to join the CDR Demand session at Carbon Unbound East Coast, May 20-21 in NYC.

Unbound@unboundsummits.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 NEW at #CarbonUnboundEastCoast: Scaling CDR demand is the key to unlocking carbon removal at scale—but major barriers remain. Join top experts as they break down the challenges 🌍 Don’t miss this chance to shape the future of carbon removal! Secure your spot now: carbonunbound.com #CDR

This is a big one for us! We’re partnering with Vesta to apply the Absolute Carbon Standard to marine CDR for the first time. mCDR is often treated as a 2nd class citizen, because of the challenge of connecting project claims to atmospheric impacts. We want to fix this.

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · last yr.

Our mission at Absolute Climate is to ensure that credit claims match climate impacts. Today we’re proud to share that we’re teaming up with Project Vesta to extend that mission into marine carbon removal. (1/2)

Really appreciate this opinion piece by Freya, Zeke, and Kata. I totally agree. “What is CDR” is the wrong question. The real question is: Does a project deliver the right climate impact? 👇

CarbonPlan@carbonplan.org · 2y ago

There’s an ongoing debate over what should “count” as CO₂ removal. In a new commentary with @hausfath.bsky.social, we break down key points of contention, proposed definitions, and why no definition offers a perfect path forward. (1/5) carbonplan.org/research/def...

I’m excited to be joining the Carbon Removal Alliance Science Advisory Board, because no one does this better than Giana and team. We’re going to keep pushing towards a future with gigatons of accountable carbon removal that deliver on climate promises. Thank you to CRA!

By default, carbon removal standards are inherently a race to the bottom. Projects want methodologies that are as economical as possible, and registries are willing to provide them to win business. Absolute Climate is introducing Mitigation Classes to break this pattern:

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today, Absolute Climate (AC) is sharing an explainer on Mitigation Classes, a key concept of the Absolute Carbon Standard. Mitigation Classes distinguish mature and emerging carbon removal projects so credit claims match climate impacts - without stifling innovation. 🧵

This is super cool! Congrats @freyachay.bsky.social and team!!

CDRXIV@cdrxiv.org · 2y ago

Carbon Dioxide Removal research needs a central, multidisciplinary hub. We’re building it at cdrxiv.org. Read and download others' work, explore CDR pathways and topics, and help the platform grow by submitting your CDR research!

Thank you @emilypont.bsky.social for sharing a nuanced view into the challenges and opportunities around building standards designed to better assess the climate impact of carbon removal projects. It's an impressively clear dive into the world of standards and MRV

Emily Pontecorvo@emilypont.bsky.social · 2y ago

A few months ago I wrote a story called Carbon Removal's Existential Question, where I reported on a seeming divide over how to define what carbon removal is. Today's piece is a follow-up looking at a new company trying to unite the industry around a single standard. heatmap.news/climate/abso...

Whether CDR remains high-quality long term has more to do with incentives than science. When registries define quality for themselves, competition for projects inevitably leads to a race to the bottom. Working with Evident Global, we think there's a better path forward ⬇️

Absolute Climate@absoluteclimate.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Big news from Absolute Climate! 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the adoption of the Absolute Carbon Standard (ACS) by @EvidentGlobal , a trusted leader in sustainability certification. Together, we’re bringing **transparency**, **trust, and scientific rigor** to carbon removal. 🌍 👇