Peter Minor

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

San Francisco Climate Week is a good moment to step back from the day-to-day and actually compare notes with others working in this space.

Our CEO & Co-Founder, @PeterMinor, will be speaking on two panels, one on carbon removal standards and another on powering AI with low-carbon infrastructure.

We’re excited to be part of the dialogue and to learn from others driving meaningful progress in climate!

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

Cowboy Clean Fuels is a glimpse into the future of CDR

🏭 Industrial integration
⛽️ Generating valuable co-products
⬆️ Lifting up local economies

Using our flux-based standards, we’ve built a protocol designed to match Cowboy’s ambitions and ensure their projects deliver on promises made.

This is now the benchmark for what accountable BiCRS looks like.

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

Today, Absolute Climate, Cowboy Clean Fuels, and @EvidentGlobal announced a partnership to bring a new class of carbon removal credits to market.

As projects grow more complex, the industry needs clearer, more consistent ways to measure and verify impact.

Learn more here: https://t.co/SewHcQKCpt

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

You should have deep expertise in carbon removal or climate science — and care about turning rigorous science into systems that actually work. If you think CDR standards should reflect real atmospheric outcomes, we should talk.

Learn more: https://t.co/YilbCHVf3J

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

We’re hiring a Head of Science @absclimate 👩🏾‍🔬

If you’ve been frustrated by how inconsistent and hard-to-compare carbon removal claims are, this role is for you!

https://t.co/YilbCHVf3J

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

We need someone to level us up. This role will:

• Lead quantification protocol development
• Ensure consistency across pathways
• Work with developers, academics, and our certification team
• Shape the scientific foundation of our products

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

We’ve released ACS v2.1, the latest update to the Absolute Carbon Standard.

As carbon mitigation markets grow, the rules behind mitigation claims are becoming just as important as the technologies themselves. ACS was designed to help define those rules.

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

To everyone that's tired of hearing from me, I sincerely apologize.

But for those that want an incentive-aligned CDR industry that is correctly assessing atmospheric impacts, I'm going to be speaking at Carbon Unbound East Coast in May.

See you there! https://t.co/wFFx3s7PTR

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

Carbon removal is moving beyond early curiosity and into real investment.

That was a clear takeaway from #CarbonRemovalDay in Ottawa last week, where we hosted “Setting the Standard,” a breakfast with leaders from industry and government on building national standards for CDR.

The launch of the Advance Carbon Removal Coalition, with a $100M commitment and early participation from the Government of Canada, sends a strong signal that Canada is open for carbon removal business.

It’s the kind of signal that could set the tone for other nations looking to lead in carbon removal.

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

Emissions are often not reduced because of market structure, not technical limits.

Procurement. Geography. Financing.

We’re expanding Absolute Climate’s certification framework to include Environmental Attribute Certificates for low-carbon products.

Reductions and removals should reinforce each other, not compete.

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

Absolute Climate has joined the @NEP_Brussels, a network driving policy, markets, and responsible deployment for negative emissions.

We’re bringing our standards and verification expertise to make carbon removal measurable, verifiable, and ready to scale.

Let’s get to work.

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

A slower year for carbon removal doesn’t mean the industry is stuck.

As a @heatmap_news piece shows, demand is real but still concentrated among a few early buyers. What unlocks broader participation is not hype or volume alone. It’s trust, built through clear standards, consistent measurement, and credible claims.

That’s where the work needs to focus next.

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

Last chance to give us your feedback on ACS v2.0!

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

Just over one week left to comment on the updated Absolute Carbon Standard, a science-based framework for aligning project claims with real atmospheric impact.

Public consultation closes Friday, December 26. Thank you to everyone who has already shared feedback!

Directions and links to share feedback in the comments.

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

The only solutions are clear definitions and consistent accounting. Otherwise, we are likely to erode the trust needed to bring buyers to the table, and inadvertently introduce a barrier to scale that may never be overcome.

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

When emissions reductions and negative emissions are conflated, there are no winners.

I wrote an op-ed with @ImpactAlpha to explain why 👇

[Absolute Climate @absclimate]

Carbon markets only work if claims match atmospheric outcomes.

In ImpactAlpha, Absolute Climate co-founder and CEO Peter Minor explains why confusing emissions reductions with carbon removals undermines market credibility.

“The difference between a reduction and a removal is not a technicality.” Read at link in comments

[Peter Minor @PeterMinor]

For buyers, conflating reductions and removals creates confusion about the impact being created, increasing the likelihood that the wrong claim will be made against their emissions. We need to do better.