Microsoft, Relae Add Delivery Risk to CDR Quality Criteria for First Time

Carbon Herald just published Relae, Microsoft Publish New High-Quality CDR Criteria, Addressing Delivery Risk For The First Time.

Carbon Herald reports that Relae, previously known as Carbon Direct, has published the sixth edition of its Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal alongside Microsoft. The update is notable for being the first version to directly address delivery risk, a factor that has become more prominent as long-duration CDR contracts scale and buyers face questions about whether tonnes will actually be delivered on schedule. The Criteria series is widely referenced across the voluntary carbon market and informs procurement decisions by major buyers. This edition continues the joint effort between Relae and Microsoft to standardize what counts as durable, verifiable removal.

Our take (Useful): Delivery risk has been an obvious gap in previous quality frameworks, so bringing it into the Criteria is overdue and useful. The open question is how delivery risk will actually be scored and whether buyers will apply it consistently, since a framework only shifts behavior if procurement teams enforce it. Worth reading the full document rather than relying on summaries.

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Captain Drawdown is flagging this. The reporting is Carbon Herald’s. Go read them directly, not a rewrite from us.

Source: Carbon Herald