Key Impact Points:
- Microsoft to receive up to 700,000 carbon credits by 2035 from CAM’s first U.S. climate-smart forestry project.
- Project to deliver over one million tonnes of additional carbon removals in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula.
- Long-term agreement enhances investment security and validates Improved Forest Management (IFM) as a scalable carbon removal strategy.
Microsoft Signs Multi-Year Deal for Nature-Based Carbon Credits
Climate Asset Management (CAM) has finalized a long-term carbon credit offtake agreement with Microsoft, securing the delivery of up to 700,000 nature-based removal credits by 2035. The credits will come from CAM’s first U.S. forestry asset in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, acquired and operated in partnership with EFM.
The deal supports Microsoft’s pledge to become carbon negative by 2030 and reinforces the importance of long-term carbon procurement in corporate climate strategies.
Project Focus: Climate-Smart Forest Management
EFM — CAM’s operating partner and a sustainable forestry leader — is managing the on-the-ground asset delivery. The Improved Forest Management (IFM) strategy includes extending tree rotation periods, reducing logging impacts, and increasing carbon storage through selective harvesting and ecosystem restoration.
The project is expected to generate more than one million tonnes of additional carbon removals over the next decade while enhancing timber stocks, biodiversity, and partnerships with local communities, including tribal stakeholders.
Institutional Investment Meets Measurable Climate Impact
The Microsoft agreement follows a previous long-term carbon contract secured during the project’s acquisition phase, now covering most of the carbon output planned through the project’s lifetime.
“We are pleased that our climate-smart forestry asset in the Olympic Peninsula has now achieved another long-term offtake agreement, significantly de-risking the carbon element of our project,” said James Bullen, Head of Asset Management at Climate Asset Management. “This agreement demonstrates the commercial viability of a diversified climate-smart approach… while also providing community benefits, all well aligned with NCF’s impact objectives.”
Outlook: A Model for Nature-Based Climate Finance
The announcement signals growing institutional confidence in nature-based solutions. By combining revenue from traditional forest products, carbon credits, and conservation easements, CAM’s project illustrates a blueprint for scalable, profitable, and sustainable forestry aligned with global climate goals.
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