British Airways has announced it has signed a deal to purchase more than £9 million ($12 million) worth of innovative carbon removal credits in the United Kingdom and overseas as part of a six-year agreement to accelerate the airline’s climate change efforts until 2030. Carbon removal is the process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it safely for multiple decades and possibly centuries. 

The airline has joined forces with CUR8, a UK-based company that specializes in sourcing high-quality carbon removal credits. As part of the deal between the parties, the airline will purchase 33,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits through its CUR8 portfolio. Although carbon removals are recognized by scientists, governments, and regulators as a vital tool in helping to address climate change, although it is widely acknowledged the sector needs to be scaled up urgently, says the airline. 

British Airways’ removals portfolio includes a variety of approaches ranging from storing carbon in trees and soils to capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air and durably storing it underground or through enhanced rock weathering. 

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