The voluntary carbon removal market tends to move in increments. ClimeFi just jumped three levels at once.
The Swiss CDR procurement specialist has launched the Beyond 2030 RFP — its most ambitious procurement round to date — seeking between 100,000 and 500,000 tonnes of durable carbon removal from corporate buyers acting collectively. The round is pathway-agnostic, but requires 200+ year permanence as a minimum threshold. No forestry offsets, no short-lived solutions.
What ClimeFi Does
For context: ClimeFi isn’t a CDR supplier. It’s a procurement aggregator — it pools demand from multiple corporate buyers, runs competitive procurement rounds, evaluates suppliers, and contracts CDR at scale. Think of it as a buying club for durable carbon removal.
This model matters because it solves a real problem in the CDR market. Most CDR suppliers need long-term offtake commitments to justify capital investment. Most corporate buyers want to spread risk across multiple suppliers and pathways. An aggregator that batches buyer demand and runs rigorous due diligence creates better outcomes for both sides.
The Numbers Tell a Story
ClimeFi’s track record is worth examining:
- Q4 2023: Targeted 10,000–15,000 tonnes → delivered 26,000 tonnes of firm offtakes
- Q2 2024: Targeted 40,000 tonnes → delivered 50,000 tonnes
- Q4 2025: Latest round → results to be announced Q2 2026
In every round, they’ve exceeded their targets. That’s not luck — it’s a function of aggregating demand from multiple committed buyers, which gives suppliers confidence to bid competitively.
ClimeFi has now facilitated over 500,000 tonnes of contracted durable carbon removal through 2035 across all its activities. The Beyond 2030 RFP targets up to that same total volume in a single round.
Why “Beyond 2030” Matters
Most corporate net-zero commitments cluster around 2030 targets. The practical effect is that CDR procurement has concentrated in that timeframe, creating a cliff effect for suppliers who need pipeline visibility beyond 2030.
By explicitly targeting post-2030 delivery, this RFP does something structurally important: it helps CDR suppliers and project developers plan and finance capacity that won’t come online until the mid-2030s. For technologies like enhanced weathering, BECCS, or ocean CDR that have multi-year development timelines, this kind of forward demand signal is the difference between a funded project and a stalled one.
The RFP is pathway-agnostic, which means engineered removal (DAC, BECCS, enhanced rock weathering, ocean alkalinity enhancement) and hybrid approaches all qualify — as long as permanence meets the 200-year minimum. For buyers in the round, that diversity of supply creates the portfolio-level risk management they typically want.
Timeline
- Questions deadline: March 27, 2026 (today)
- ClimeFi responds to questions: April 1, 2026
- Proposal submissions close: April 8, 2026
- Shortlisted suppliers notified: June 2026
Suppliers interested in applying can contact rfp@climefi.com.
The Bigger Pattern
Step back from this single deal and the picture is clear: the voluntary CDR market is building real, durable volume. Not offsets-and-prayers. Not one-off pilot purchases. Structured, long-term procurement commitments from buyers who understand permanence requirements and are willing to pay for them.
One round, up to 500,000 tonnes, post-2030 delivery. The voluntary market is playing a longer game than it gets credit for.
Source: Carbon Herald | ClimeFi announcement