Carbon Direct conducts technical diligence for Microsoft’s largest carbon removal deal to date

Carbon Direct conducts technical diligence for Microsoft’s largest carbon removal deal to date

Carbon Direct conducts technical diligence for Microsoft’s largest carbon removal deal to date

Implementing new models for conservation, restoration, and reforestation in biodiverse ecosystems.

Carbon Direct conducts deep diligence for Microsoft’s largest carbon removal deal to date
Carbon Direct conducts deep diligence for Microsoft’s largest carbon removal deal to date

In June of 2024, Microsoft signed an agreement to purchase up to 8 million tonnes of high-quality, nature-based carbon dioxide removal over 20 years from BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG), a global timberland investment management organization. This was Microsoft’s third offtake deal in Brazil in 2024, and the world’s largest known carbon dioxide removal credit transaction to date.

In June of 2024, Microsoft signed an agreement to purchase up to 8 million tonnes of high-quality, nature-based carbon dioxide removal over 20 years from BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG), a global timberland investment management organization. This was Microsoft’s third offtake deal in Brazil in 2024, and the world’s largest known carbon dioxide removal credit transaction to date.

In June of 2024, Microsoft signed an agreement to purchase up to 8 million tonnes of high-quality, nature-based carbon dioxide removal over 20 years from BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG), a global timberland investment management organization. This was Microsoft’s third offtake deal in Brazil in 2024, and the world’s largest known carbon dioxide removal credit transaction to date.

TIG will deliver the carbon dioxide removal credits from its $1 billion The Restoration Fund (TRF) project in Latin America, which focuses on conservation, restoration, and planting of deforested lands in critical biomes like the Cerrado in Brazil — one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world facing increasing rates of deforestation. With the global environmental nonprofit Conservation International serving as an Impact Advisor, TIG will be protecting and restoring over 330,000 acres of natural forests.

"As the largest known carbon dioxide removal credit transaction to date, our purchase from The Restoration Fund project is heralding a new era for climate action that removes carbon at scale while restoring degraded tropical forests, enhancing biodiversity, and contributing to local livelihoods."

Brian Marrs
Senior Director, Energy & Carbon Removal, Microsoft

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