Amazon commits to purchasing carbon removal credits from direct air capture and nature-based projects
Environment · 2 July 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
Amazon has agreed to buy 250,000 metric tons of carbon removal credits from a company called 1PointFive over the next ten years. The deal, announced in September 2023, uses direct air capture technology, which pulls carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere at a facility in Texas.
Amazon has also built its own system, called Abacus, to check the quality of nature-based carbon projects. Using this system, the company now lets other businesses buy approved carbon credits through its programme. Firms including Flickr, Steelcase, and Corsair have already joined.
More than 75 percent of Amazon's emissions come from its supply chain, which the company says is its main priority. Amazon has said it will not make any profit from selling credits to partner companies.