Boeing signs 40,000 ton soil-based carbon removal deal with grassroots carbon

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🗞️ Driving the news: Boeing has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase at least 40,000 tons of carbon removal credits from soil-carbon company Grassroots Carbon, supporting the aerospace giant’s strategy to address hard-to-abate emissions

🔭 The context: Grassroots Carbon works with ranchers across the United States to capture carbon through regenerative grazing and improved grassland management
• The company measures carbon stored in soils through one-meter-deep field sampling, laboratory analysis and third-party verification, generating carbon removal credits that companies can purchase

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Soil carbon sequestration is increasingly seen as a nature-based pathway to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere while improving ecosystems, supporting biodiversity, soil health and water retention
• If verified at scale, such projects could play an important role in the voluntary carbon market and broader climate mitigation strategies

⏭️ What’s next: Boeing plans to use the credits to address residual Scope 3 emissions linked to business travel, part of its “avoid first, remove second” strategy that prioritizes emissions reductions before relying on carbon removal for the remaining footprint

💬 One quote: “We’re proud to work with Grassroots to accelerate carbon-removal technology that will benefit the entire global aviation industry,” - Allison Melia

📈 One stat: The deal commits Boeing to purchase at least 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from regenerative ranching projects

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