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San Francisco Climate Week is a good moment to step back from the day-to-day and actually compare notes with others working in this space.
Our CEO & Co-Founder, Peter Minor, will be speaking on two panels, one on carbon removal standards and another on powering AI with low-carbon infrastructure.
Today, Absolute Climate, Cowboy Clean Fuels, and Evident announced a partnership to bring a new class of carbon removal credits to market.
As projects grow more complex, the industry needs clearer, more consistent ways to measure and verify impact.
Not all reversal risks behave the same way.
We shouldn’t treat them like they do.
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ACS v2.1 clarifies several aspects of how the framework is applied as more projects, producers, and buyers begin using it in practice.
As the field expands, these kinds of accounting rules will increasingly shape how mitigation markets operate.
The idea behind ACS is simple: create a consistent framework for measuring and certifying outcomes across both carbon removal and low-carbon products.
Without common rules for measurement, durability, and claims, mitigation outcomes are difficult to compare across projects and technologies.
We’ve released ACS v2.1, the latest update to the Absolute Carbon Standard.
As carbon mitigation markets grow, the rules behind mitigation claims are becoming just as important as the technologies themselves. ACS was designed to help define those rules.
The launch of the Advance Carbon Removal Coalition, with a $100M commitment + early participation from the Canadian Government, sends a strong signal that Canada is open for carbon removal business.
It’s the kind of signal that could set the tone for other nations looking to lead in carbon removal.
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.
New Removed & Proved: Noah McQueen
From scaling DAC to shaping policy, Noah McQueen shares why integrity must come first, how to bridge the pilot-to-infrastructure gap, and why carbon removal should be treated as climate risk management.
Check it out here: www.absoluteclimate.com/blog-posts/d...
Reductions and removals should reinforce each other, not compete.
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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.
Absolute Climate has joined the Negative Emissions Platform, a network driving policy, markets, and responsible deployment for negative emissions.
We’re bringing our standards and verification expertise to make carbon removal measurable, verifiable, and ready to scale.
Let’s get to work.
Today we launched something new at Absolute Climate.
We’re rolling out a certification pathway for low-carbon products like concrete, steel, and SAF using Environmental Attribute Certificates.
Built on facility-level data. Rigorous LCA. Registry tracking. No double counting.
Details 👇
As a recent Heatmap piece shows, demand is real but still concentrated among a few early buyers. What unlocks broader participation is not hype or volume alone. It’s trust, built through clear standards, consistent measurement, and credible claims.
That’s where the work needs to focus next.
A slower year for carbon removal doesn’t mean the industry is stuck.
Draft of ACS v2.0: docs.absoluteclimate.com
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Send comments to consultation@absoluteclimate.com
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!
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.”
New Removed & Proved: Mike Brune
Mike shares why we are still underinvesting in carbon removal, the lessons climate tech can learn from activism, and how policy and politics shape what comes next.
Link to the full blog in the comments.
Draft of ACS v2.0: docs.absoluteclimate.com
Feedback Directions: www.absoluteclimate.com/blog-posts/a...
Send comments to consultation@absoluteclimate.com
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.