Boeing has partnered with the carbon removal marketplace Supercritical to acquire 20,000 tons of durable carbon dioxide removal. The portfolio focuses on biochar and enhanced rock weathering projects across Brazil, Bolivia, Namibia, and India. This move is part of Boeing's strategy to address residual Scope 3 emissions from business travel. The company is shifting toward an avoid-first, remove-second approach to manage hard-to-abate emissions in its value chain.
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Boeing is buying 20k tons of biochar and ERW through Supercritical. They are targeting Scope 3 business travel emissions. It is a diversified portfolio across four countries.
The 118 point scientific framework sounds thorough, but the real test is the reporting standard. I want to see if these credits meet the strictest permanence requirements or if they are just filling a corporate quota.
20,000 tons is a start, but compared to total aviation emissions, it is a rounding error. Does the deal include any funding for the actual infrastructure to scale these biochar plants, or is it just a credit purchase?
They mentioned reviewing 200 projects. It looks like they are trying to move away from traditional offsets and toward actual removals, which is a better direction for the market.
