BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Google has agreed to finance restoration of the Amazon rainforest in its biggest deal yet for carbon removal credits, as Big Tech hunts for high-quality credits to offset emissions tied to energy-hungry data centers.
Google and Brazilian reforestation startup Mombak told Reuters the deal would offset 200,000 metric tons of carbon emissions. That is four times the volume of a pilot offtake agreement in September 2024 with Mombak, Google's sole provider of forestry carbon credits.
