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Amazon pushes against carbon removals ‘groupthink’, says markets need reduction credits too

Published 14:18 on May 18, 2026 / Last updated at 14:18 on May 18, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Amazon has pushed back against relying solely on carbon removals, a trend common among major corporate buyers, to instead focus on high-quality emissions reduction credits that it said were essential to scale voluntary markets.
Amazon has pushed back against relying solely on carbon removals, a trend common among major corporate buyers, to instead focus on high-quality emissions reduction credits that it said were essential to scale voluntary markets.


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