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, @PeterMinor, will be speaking on two panels, one on carbon removal standards and another on powering AI with low-carbon infrastructure. We’re excited to be part of the dialogue and to learn from others driving meaningful progress in climate!

Cowboy Clean Fuels is a glimpse into the future of CDR 🏭 Industrial integration ⛽️ Generating valuable co-products ⬆️ Lifting up local economies Using our flux-based standards, we’ve built a protocol designed to match Cowboy’s ambitions and ensure their projects deliver on promises made. This is now the benchmark for what accountable BiCRS looks like.

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.

To everyone that's tired of hearing from me, I sincerely apologize. But for those that want an incentive-aligned CDR industry that is correctly assessing atmospheric impacts, I'm going to be speaking at Carbon Unbound East Coast in May. See you there! invt.io/1lxbtk6exb5

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. The launch of the Advance Carbon Removal Coalition, with a $100M commitment and early participation from the Government of Canada, 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.

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. Reductions and removals should reinforce each other, not compete.

Absolute Climate has joined the @NEP_Brussels, 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.

A slower year for carbon removal doesn’t mean the industry is stuck. As a @heatmap_news 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.

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