Microsoft has entered into a significant partnership with Bio-Logical to purchase 10,000 CO2 Removal Credits, marking a pivotal step in carbon removal efforts and climate change mitigation in Africa. This collaboration is set to deliver through 2024/2025, focusing on leveraging biochar technology to enhance the climate resilience of thousands of farmers in Kenya, thereby improving their livelihoods and contributing to food security in the region.
Highlights of the Partnership:
- Innovative Carbon Removal: This partnership represents Microsoft’s first biochar carbon removal deal in Africa, aiming to scale environmental and social impacts in Kenya.
- Significant Environmental Initiative: The deal is one of the largest purchases of biochar carbon removal credits from an African project, signifying a major advancement for carbon removal efforts on the continent.
- Support for Smallholder Farmers: Bio-Logical’s initiative, supported by Microsoft, plans to sequester 1 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2030 and assist 1 million smallholder farmers in building climate resilience.
“We are extremely happy to announce the first biochar carbon removal deal Microsoft has made in Africa. This deal will act as a catalyst, scaling our environmental and social impact in the region,” said Phil Hunter, Bio-Logical Co-Founder.
Aiming for a Greener Future
The collaboration between Microsoft and Bio-Logical is expected to spur green growth in Kenya, addressing both environmental challenges and the agricultural community’s needs. “This is a huge day for Bio-Logical. To have a company such as Microsoft as a customer, who is leading the way regarding meaningful climate action and carbon removal, is a real testament to everything we are building,” said Rory Buckworth, Co-Founder of Bio-Logical.
The credits for this initiative will be issued under puro.earth, marking a crucial development for carbon removal technologies in Africa. “Smallholder farmers are some of the most climate vulnerable people globally, despite contributing the least to climate change. This collaboration with Microsoft will provide thousands with the tools they need to build their climate resilience,” Buckworth added.
Microsoft’s Commitment to Climate Action
“Biochar is a durable carbon removal solution that can be widely deployed across mature and emerging markets – a win for climate, agriculture, and rural livelihoods. We are pleased to collaborate with Bio-Logical as they scale this impactful solution in Africa,” stated Brian Marrs, Senior Director of Energy and Carbon Removal at Microsoft. This partnership underscores Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability and its role in supporting innovative solutions to combat climate change.
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