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Amazon to buy 2 mln South African carbon credits in long-term Spekboom restoration deal

Published 14:35 on June 30, 2026 / Last updated at 14:49 on June 30, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), EMEA (Africa), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Amazon will buy 1.95 million carbon removal credits from a large-scale ecosystem restoration project in South Africa, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, as part of a an initiative that has also secured innovative financing through a $120 mln World Bank outcome bond.
Amazon will buy 1.95 million carbon removal credits from a large-scale ecosystem restoration project in South Africa, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, as part of a an initiative that has also secured innovative financing through a $120 mln World Bank outcome bond.


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