1PointFive and Amazon Announce 10-year Carbon Removal Credit Purchase Agreement
The 250,000-metric-ton Direct Air Capture credit removal purchase is the technology industrys largest agreement with 1PointFive
HOUSTON – WEBWIRE – Tuesday, September 12, 2023
1PointFive, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration company, today announced that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has agreed to purchase 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 10 years. The agreement furthers Direct Air Capture (DAC) as a viable carbon removal solution to help organizations further their climate goals.
The CDR credits for Amazon will be enabled by STRATOS, 1PointFives first commercial-scale DAC plant, currently under construction in Texas. The plant is designed to capture up to 500,000 metric tons of CO2annually when fully operational, making it the largest plant in the world, and a milestone in reaching climate relevant scale.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world needs to remove roughly 1 trillion tons of CO2from the atmosphere over the course of this century to keep global warming below the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set by the Paris Climate Agreement.
1PointFive is progressing the development of Carbon Engineerings Direct Air Capture technology, alongside other decarbonization solutions, at an industrial scale to help organizations achieve their net zero goals. Under the agreement with Amazon, the captured CO2underlying the CDR credits will be stored in saline reservoirs that are not associated with oil and gas production.
Amazons purchase and long-term contract represent a significant commitment to direct air capture as a vital carbon removal solution, said Michael Avery, President and General Manager of 1PointFive. The addition of 1PointFives high-integrity, quantifiable carbon removal creditssupport Amazons path to achieve net zeroand shows the growing role that DAC technology will play in decarbonization pathways. We are excited to collaborate with Amazon to help themachieve their sustainability goals.
Amazons primary focus is todecarbonize our global operations and reach net-zero carbon by 2040 through our transition to renewable energy, building with more sustainable materials and electrifying our delivery fleet and global logistics. We are also pursuing changes such as reducing the weight of packaging per shipment for our customers. At the same time, we also need to seek every possible avenue to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, said Kara Hurst, vice president of worldwide sustainability at Amazon.These investments in direct air capture complement our emissions reductions plansand we are excited tosupport the growth and deployment of this technology.
About 1PointFive
1PointFive is a Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) company that is working to help curb global temperature rise to 1.5C by 2050 through the deployment of decarbonization solutions, including Carbon Engineerings Direct Air Capture and AIR TO FUELS solutions alongside geologic sequestration hubs. Visit1PointFive.comfor more information.
AIR TO FUELS is a registered trademark of Carbon Engineering Ltd.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earths Most Customer-Centric Company, Earths Best Employer, and Earths Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visitamazon.com/aboutand follow @AmazonNews.
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