{"id":121294,"date":"2023-01-24T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=121294"},"modified":"2023-01-19T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:13:57","slug":"climeworks-delivers-third-party-certified-cdr-services-to-its-first-corporate-customers-based-on-first-and-only-validated-dacs-methodology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/climeworks-delivers-third-party-certified-cdr-services-to-its-first-corporate-customers-based-on-first-and-only-validated-dacs-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Climeworks delivers third-party certified CDR services to its first corporate customers, based on first and only validated DAC+S methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key take-aways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Climeworks provides third-party certified CDR services, performed at Orca, to its first corporate customers: Microsoft, Shopify and Stripe. Climeworks CDR Services were certified by DNV, an independent quality and assurance leader, after a successful audit.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The certification is based on a rigorous direct air capture &amp; storage (DAC+S) methodology, which was co-developed by Climeworks and Carbfix, and validated by DNV in 2022 (downloadable&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climeworks.com\/news\/certification-methodology-for-permanent-carbon-removal\">here<\/a>). Certification means that DNV verifies Climeworks CDR Services performed at Orca followed this methodology, and that the removals were properly measured and reported.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Climeworks\u2019 track record in technology deployment made the delivery of certified CDR services possible: Climeworks has put more than 15 projects into operation across Europe, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climeworks.com\/roadmap\/orca\">Orca<\/a>, the world\u2019s only commercial DAC+S plant. The resulting field experience enabled the creation and implementation of the certification methodology, leading to the world\u2019s first certification of CDR services via DAC+S.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Delivering third-party certified CDR services is also an important achievement for the DAC industry more broadly: DAC needs to scale drastically over the coming decades, and industry-wide standards are needed to build the trust that is required for this to happen. Climeworks hopes to lead as an example for peers, customers and policy makers alike that are committed to climate action.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.prismic.io\/climeworkscom\/dc9cb58b-0f5b-4e76-80f7-346e70eda22a_CDR+deliveries+timeline+graphic.png?auto=compress,format&amp;rect=0,0,2479,1390&amp;w=1300&amp;h=729\" alt=\"Climeworks' MRV efforts: from the validation of Climeworks' DAC methodology in June 2021 to delivering certified CDR services in December 2022.\" width=\"772\" height=\"433\"\/><figcaption>Climeworks\u2019 progress on MRV &amp; certification: from validating Climeworks\u2019 DAC methodology in June 2021 to delivering certified CDR services,&nbsp;performed at Orca, in December 2022 \u2013 based on the world\u2019s first full-chain DAC+S methodology, co-developed with Carbfix.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The duality of scaling both operations and standards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Climeworks recognizes this path as the right one for the entire CDR market. There is no doubt that high-integrity standards will be catalytic \u2013 and ultimately enforced \u2013 to build and operate the market successfully on gigaton scale. Climeworks is determined to show that it is possible, and believes it is necessary, to scale operations and standards at the same time, not sequentially.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-01-19-um-12.58.35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121296\" width=\"127\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-01-19-um-12.58.35.png 561w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-01-19-um-12.58.35-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-01-19-um-12.58.35-125x150.png 125w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-01-19-um-12.58.35-224x270.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Christoph Gebald, co-CEO and co-founder of Climeworks<\/strong>: \u201cOn Climeworks&#8217; journey to gigaton scale, providing our first corporate customers with CDR services is an exciting milestone we&#8217;re proud to reach with the rigorous validation of a certifying 3rd party. It demonstrates we want to do the right things but also do them the right way. Scaling our operations fast is only one part of the Climeworks mission. The other part is that this scale-up follows high standards, guaranteeing our customers they can trust our CDR to be of highest quality, meaning additional, highly durable, and safe\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High-integrity standards as a prerequisite for trust<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTo stay within the limits of the Paris Agreement, the scale-up of global DAC capacities must happen fast. To do so we need to continue to ensure trust in carbon removal, the DAC industry and the carbon market. Clear definitions and industry standards of what CDR is as well as clear rules on key criteria such as durability, additionality, and measurability are needed. At Climeworks, we strive for the highest integrity by setting and following stringent standards to earn this trust, and the performance of our first certified CDR services are another proof point of this. We want to lead by example and to be a reliable partner to customers and policymakers\u201d, comments <strong>Christoph Beuttler, Chief Climate Policy Officer at Climeworks<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Certification means that DNV verifies Climeworks CDR Services performed at Orca followed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climeworks.com\/news\/certification-methodology-for-permanent-carbon-removal\">previously validated methodology<\/a>, and that the removals were properly measured and reported. DNV confirms that the CDR allocated to a customer cannot be double-counted and matches with performed and available quantities of certified Climeworks CDR Services. This accuracy is confirmed to the customer in two ways: via Climeworks CDR Services Delivery Note as well as DNV\u2019s delivery certificate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delivering on the commitment to our customers&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Corporate climate leaders have led the way in catalyzing the CDR industry and Climeworks is proud of delivering on its commitment to them. Climeworks\u2019 certified CDR services were provided to some of its first large, corporate customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key take-aways Climeworks provides third-party certified CDR services, performed at Orca, to its first corporate customers: Microsoft, Shopify and Stripe. Climeworks CDR Services were certified by DNV, an independent quality and assurance leader, after a successful audit.&nbsp; The certification is based on a rigorous direct air capture &amp; storage (DAC+S) methodology, which was co-developed by [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Climeworks hopes to lead as an example for peers, customers and policy makers alike that are committed to climate action","footnotes":""},"categories":[5571],"tags":[10744,10416,10743],"supplier":[14320,5419,10771,17704,16811],"class_list":["post-121294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-co2-based","tag-carboncapture","tag-circulareconomy","tag-useco2","supplier-carbfix","supplier-climeworks","supplier-microsoft","supplier-shopify-international-e-commerce","supplier-stripe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121294\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121294"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=121294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}