Photo Credit: Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] One of a number of carbon capture projects funded by Microsoft
Is Carbon Removal In Trouble?
16 Apr 2026 | Abstracted from Technology Review
Microsoft is the carbon removal market, single-handedly purchased something like 80% of all contracted carbon removal. Now it's reportedly pausing new purchases, alarming a sector that relies heavily on its demand. The company says it's only adjusting pace, not abandoning goals. Still, the pause exposes the industry's fragility and highlights calls for policy mandates so emitters - not voluntary buyers - fund large-scale carbon fund large?scale carbon removal.
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