Climeworks launches compliance-focused carbon removal service
Climeworks Solutions has launched an expanded carbon removal offering aimed specifically at helping organisations source portfolios that align with emerging compliance frameworks, as governments increasingly move to formalise the role of carbon removal within regulated climate policy.
The Zurich-based company said the new service will provide dedicated compliance expertise, framework-specific sourcing, and ongoing monitoring of policy developments across three initial areas: the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), Article 6.2 bilateral mechanisms under the Paris Agreement, and the European Union’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Certification Framework (CRCF).
Under the CORSIA strand, the offering is designed for airlines seeking verified removal credits to meet their scheme obligations. The Article 6.2 strand gives buyers access to removal credits transferred as internationally transferred mitigation outcomes under bilateral country agreements. The CRCF strand provides access to removals certified under the EU’s regulated quality framework, which the European Commission has proposed as the certification basis for integrating permanent removals into the EU Emissions Trading System.
Climeworks Chief Commercial Officer Adrian Siegrist said organisations were increasingly asking how to navigate a fast-changing policy landscape and which removals suited specific compliance requirements, and that the new offering combined the company’s existing sourcing and due-diligence capability with dedicated policy and market expertise.
The launch comes as several major regulatory developments converge. The European Commission has proposed a pathway for integrating permanent carbon removals into the EU ETS, aviation’s CORSIA scheme continues its phased implementation, and use of Article 6.2 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement is expanding as more countries sign bilateral carbon cooperation agreements. Climeworks said it expects demand for carbon removal to increasingly be shaped by these compliance and policy considerations, alongside the voluntary corporate commitments that have historically driven the market.
Climeworks Solutions, launched in 2024 as a division of Climeworks, designs diversified carbon removal portfolios spanning nature-based, hybrid and engineered pathways for corporate clients addressing residual emissions. The unit says it is trusted by more than 200 companies globally, including JPMorgan, Boston Consulting Group, Schneider Electric and NTT DATA, and builds on Climeworks’ more than decade-long experience developing direct air capture technology, including its large-scale DAC facilities in Iceland.
The company said it plans to expand the compliance-ready offering to cover additional regulatory frameworks and jurisdictions as carbon removal policy continues to develop internationally, positioning itself to serve buyers navigating an increasingly fragmented set of national and multilateral rules governing how removals can be used to meet climate obligations.
