Google and McKinsey are backing a carbon removal project in Brazil built around silvopasture, according to a Reuters report. Silvopasture combines trees, pasture and livestock, allowing land to keep producing beef or dairy while trees and soil store carbon. It is a nature-based approach that has gained attention from companies looking for removal credits with co-benefits like biodiversity and better land management. The deal is another sign that large corporate buyers are still willing to pay for carbon removal even as voluntary market prices fluctuate. For the credits to hold value, the project will need a credible baseline, clear additionality, and verification that the carbon stays stored over the long term. The article does not disclose the volume or credit price, so the commercial terms remain unclear. Anyone tracking corporate climate procurement should watch how this project is registered and which carbon standard it uses. That will determine whether the credits are seen as durable removals or just another land-use offset.
