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Carbon Removal Purchase Commitment
Alphabet Inc. · 2026-09-16 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42 · In source text
Google agreed to its largest carbon-removal purchase to date through Terradot’s project in Southern Brazil. The commitment covers 1 million tonnes of near-term methane impact by 2030 and 1 million tonnes of carbon-removal impact by 2040. The project combines methane avoidance in rice farming with enhanced rock weathering and permanent carbon dioxide removal.
Key facts
- Google will purchase 1M tonnes of near-term methane impact by 2030 and 1M tonnes of carbon removal impact by 2040, making this its largest carbon removal purchase to date. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| liability | negative | committed | — | Google will purchase 1M tonnes of near-term methane impact by 2030 and 1M tonnes of carbon removal impact by 2040, making this its largest… |