Microsoft's 15-Year Carbon Removal Deal with Svante: Pioneering Indigenous-Led Projects

Microsoft has signed a 15-year agreement to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon removal credits from the North Star project in Saskatchewan—developed by Svante in partnership with Meadow Lake Tribal Council through North Star Carbon Solutions.

This isn’t just another carbon deal. It highlights how Svante is emerging as a key player in scaling high-quality, durable carbon removal.

Why this stands out:
• One of Canada’s first Indigenous-led BECCS projects
• Powered by Svante’s carbon capture technology
• Fully integrated “source-to-sink” model
• Permanent underground storage with rigorous MRV standards
• Strong local economic benefits tied to Indigenous ownership

By anchoring the project within an existing ecosystem—MLTC Bioenergy Centre and the Indigenous-owned NorSask Forest Products sawmill—Svante is helping deliver a model that is both operationally efficient and environmentally credible.

As Phillip Goodman of Carbon Removal Portfolio at Microsoft, puts it:
“We’re pleased to work with North Star Carbon Solutions and Meadow Lake Tribal Council to help advance high-quality, durable carbon dioxide removal.”

This agreement also reinforces a bigger trend:
Svante is positioning itself at the center of the next wave of carbon removal infrastructure—where technology, project development, and long-term offtake agreements come together.

Meanwhile, Microsoft continues to scale aggressively:
from ~5M tonnes contracted in 2023 to a targeted ~45M tonnes in 2025.

The takeaway:
Carbon removal is moving from concept to execution—and companies like Svante are enabling that shift.

Tagging the ecosystem driving this forward:
Microsoft Svante Meadow Lake Tribal Council Carbon Alpha NorSask Forest Products

If you want to understand where durable carbon removal is headed—and why players like Svante matter—this deal is worth a closer look.

Read the full article here: https://carboncredits.com/microsoft-signs-626000-tonne-carbon-removal-deal-with-svante-and-indigenous-led-north-star-project-in-canada/

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