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deal · 6 March 2025
Microsoft ↔ Climate Impact Partners
Microsoft: a firm purchase of 1,500,000 t of afforestation/reforestation removal from Climate Impact Partners.
BuyerMicrosoft
SupplierClimate Impact Partners
Tonnes1,500,000 t
Capture pathwayAfforestation/reforestation
Storage mediumecosystem
Commitment typefirm
Deal structureofftake
Source pathway descriptionAfforestation project spanning 20,000 hectares with up to 11.6 million mixed native trees planted across farmer and community land
Delivery window30 years
Project locationPanna, Madhya Pradesh State, India
NotesMicrosoft purchases 1.5 million tonnes of verified carbon removal credits, representing 50% of the project's projected 3 million tonne output. Project finance provided by Terra Natural Capital. This is Microsoft's first carbon removal purchase in India and largest in the APAC region. Additional project benefits include economic empowerment to farmers through carbon credit sales share, income from
Durability defaultedtrue
Previous durabilityconventional
Previous durability basispathway-default
Durability notePathway default removed; duration requires source evidence
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