Archive · 7 Nov 2025
Google Deepens Amazon Reforestation Investment for Carbon Credits
Imagine big companies like Google need to clean up the air they pollute from running their computers.
They are paying a company in Brazil called Mombak to plant trees in the Amazon rainforest.
Planting trees is a natural way to clean the air because trees breathe in carbon dioxide.
Google's new deal is much bigger than before and will help restore damaged parts of the forest.
They want to make sure the trees they plant are truly helping and not just pretend.
Google is working with other big companies to set high standards for these tree-planting projects.
Because these projects are so good and needed, they cost more money, but there are more companies wanting to buy them than there are trees being planted.
Google has signed its largest deal to date to finance Amazon reforestation for carbon removal credits.
The agreement with Mombak aims to offset 200,000 metric tonnes of carbon emissions.
Google is prioritizing credible reforestation projects over other carbon offset methods like REDD credits.
Big Tech's demand for carbon offsets is driven by the energy needs of data centers powering AI.
The deal highlights a 'flight to quality' in the carbon market, with buyers seeking verified nature-based solutions.
- Who
- Google and Brazilian reforestation startup Mombak
- What
- Google has entered into its largest deal yet for carbon removal credits by financing Amazon reforestation efforts.
- When
- The deal was announced recently, with a pilot offtake agreement occurring in September 2024.
- Where
- Amazon rainforest, Brazil
- Why
- To offset emissions from energy-intensive data centers and Big Tech's growing demand for high-quality, credible carbon removal credits.
- Carbon Offset Volume
- 200,000 metric tonnes
- Provider
- Mombak (Brazilian reforestation startup)
- Previous Deal Volume
- 4 times smaller than the new deal
- Google's Total Carbon Removal Investment
- Over $100 million committed last year to various technologies
- Symbiosis Coalition Goal
- Contract over 20 million tons of nature-based carbon offsets by 2030
- Reforestation Credit Price Range
- Over $50 to $100 per ton of CO2 offset