Google has signed a major deal to buy carbon removal credits from an affiliate of AMP Robotics. The agreement targets the removal of 200,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) by 2030. It is one of Google's largest carbon removal purchases to date.
The project uses artificial intelligence (AI) to sort municipal solid waste. Organic waste is separated before it reaches landfills. Instead of decomposing and releasing methane, the waste is turned into biochar. Biochar is a stable material that can store carbon for hundreds of years.
The deal shows how large companies are moving beyond simple offsets. They are now funding durable carbon removal solutions that can scale over time. The project's approach tackles two problems at once. It reduces methane emissions in the short term. It also removes carbon dioxide for the long term. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. In the United States, landfilled waste is the third-largest source of human-caused methane emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Reilly O'Hara, Program Manager, Carbon Removal at Google, remarked: "Beyond the carbon removal itself, we are excited to explore the dual-action impact of AMP's approach on methane – a superpollutant 80x more potent than CO2. By diverting organic matter before it decomposes and utilizing biochar in landfill soil covers to neutralize existing gases, this partnership could serve as a blueprint for eliminating emissions at the source, leveraging existing industry, and creating a scalable model for the circular economy."
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