Carbon Direct has 1.6 million tonnes of rigorously vetted, high-impact carbon credits, available now for our clients. Every year fewer than 10% of carbon removal projects on the market meet our high-quality standards; from this pool, we analyze projects even further to select only the best to offer in our portfolios. We work closely with project developers to secure and assure best-in-category tonnes across nature-based, hybrid, and engineered verticals for our clients, with greater volumes available in future years through multi-year contracts. 

Leading companies are turning to high-quality carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits to meet their climate goals, but supply remains scarce. Spot procurement leaves buyers exposed to risks, from limited portfolio diversity to price volatility to lack of delivery protection. To address those risks, Carbon Direct works with the largest buyers to source, secure, and customize a CDR portfolio that aligns with their impact goals. 

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Carbon Direct provides access, quality, and delivery protection for buyers

Carbon Direct works closely with a growing, select number of trusted developers to assure and scale the highest-quality CDR projects. Through our curated portfolios, we have over 1.6 million tonnes of rigorously vetted, high-impact carbon credits available to our clients today. These fully-customizable CDR portfolios span the range of high-quality solutions, providing buyers with immediate access to high-quality CDR credits across a diversified set of technologies. We ensure buyers get the best options available with delivery protections and simplified contracting to help de-risk their portfolio. 

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Access: Pre-vetted, contracted credits ready for purchase and offtake 

Carbon Direct’s diligence process ensures that we offer our clients only high-quality CDR projects. Projects must pass every stage to move forward, and those that fail at any point are excluded. For high-potential developers, we can work to refine project design so that it meets our rigorous quality standards.

Our portfolios include in-year and multi-year offtake options and provide immediate access to carbon removal projects ready to contract today. Every carbon project is evaluated by our world-class scientists via a multistage process, leveraging their deep expertise in all aspects of CDR. Our scientific and commercial experts work closely with developers to vet, contract, and assure credits and provide operational, scientific, and commercial support to them as they scale, usually over multiple years of partnership to ensure that our clients’ needs are fully met. 

Each part of the portfolio is available through streamlined contracting that provides access to a diverse range of projects that maximize climate impact while safeguarding against risks. Orders through Carbon Direct come with secured availability, contracting simplicity, and delivery protections.

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Quality: The highest standards in carbon removal

Every year, Carbon Direct ups the bar on its industry-leading quality criteria for CDR projects. Our Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal, jointly developed with Microsoft, helps buyers evaluate project quality, mitigate risk, and make informed procurement decisions. Understanding project quality is key to determining whether a project will deliver real climate impact. Failure to fully evaluate project quality may expose buyers to potential financial loss, reputational risks, legal challenges, and media scrutiny. 

Every project in our portfolio is vetted against the latest Criteria, ensuring alignment with the industry’s highest standards. Beyond diligence, we collaborate directly with project developers to monitor high-quality science-backed carbon removals pre- and post-delivery. Our portfolios include:

• Nature-Based Portfolio: The Carbon Direct nature-based portfolio delivers immediate climate impact, supports biodiversity, and benefits local communities. Designed to meet both in-year climate targets and multi-year offtake, the portfolio features afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) and improved forest management (IFM) projects that leverage natural processes for carbon sequestration and offer strong environmental and community benefits. 

• Blended Portfolio: The Carbon Direct blended portfolio features a mix of nature-based and hybrid removal approaches. These diverse approaches drive both near-term environmental and community impact and long-term carbon sequestration, allowing buyers to catalyze innovative carbon removal technologies. Designed to meet both in-year climate targets and multi-year offtake, the portfolio features ARR, IFM, and biomass-based projects.

• High-Durability Portfolio: The Carbon Direct high-durability portfolio catalyzes first-of-a-kind, high-durability carbon removal technologies. Composed of six category-leading projects spanning direct air capture, carbon mineralization, and biomass-based pathways, the portfolio is designed for climate leaders who want to make a long-term climate impact. Projects will deliver carbon removals between 2025 and 2029 and are backed by our robust delivery protections.

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Delivery protection: Reliable, risk-mitigated procurement  

Carbon Direct provides buyers with market-leading delivery protections to ensure stable, secure access to CDR credits according to their needs and schedules. Our approach includes multi-project sourcing, proactive issue identification through ongoing monitoring and supplier engagement, contractual protections against credit non-delivery or project underperformance, and offtake structures weighted towards payment on delivery. Buyers can also access comparable replacement options vetted by Carbon Direct to ensure their climate goals can be met in the event of delay or non-delivery. Through Carbon Direct’s Carbon Portfolio Manager, buyers can track portfolio performance and project-level progress, monitor milestones, and manage payment terms with full transparency. 

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The time to act is now

Demand for high-quality CDR credits is rising. Companies committed to their climate goals must act now to secure the best available credits. Buyers are leveraging Carbon Direct to maximize and assure their climate impact. 

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