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    Frontier (carbon removal buyers' coalition)

    Also known as Frontier Climate, Frontier AMC

    Frontier is an advance market commitment that tries to speed up carbon removal technologies by guaranteeing future demand; it launched in 2022 backed by Stripe, Google, Shopify and others.[1][2] In June 2026 it raised its total commitment to $1.8 billion and had contracted more than 1.8 million tonnes across 53 projects, while Microsoft still dominated the market.[3][4][5]

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    Key facts

    What it is

    Frontier is an advance market commitment (AMC): a group of companies that pledges to buy carbon removal in the future so that suppliers can build and improve their technology now.[1] It launched in 2022 as a commitment to buy $1 billion of carbon removal by 2030, backed by Stripe, Google, Shopify and others.[2] Its members now include Anthropic, Salesforce, H&M, JPMorgan Chase, McKinsey Sustainability, Workday and Autodesk.[6]

    Size and portfolio

    In June 2026 Frontier announced $915 million in new commitments, bringing its total to $1.8 billion of permanent carbon removal by 2040; Anthropic joined as part of that announcement.[3] By then it had contracted more than 1.8 million tonnes across 53 projects, worth $698 million.[4]

    Its portfolio spans several methods. In August 2025 Frontier buyers signed a $31.3 million offtake with Planetary for more than 115,000 tonnes of ocean-carbon-dioxide-removal through alkalinity enhancement between 2026 and 2030.[7]

    Place in the market

    The durable carbon removal market is highly concentrated. CDR.fyi counted 30.4 million tonnes contracted in 2025, and Microsoft accounted for 78.5% of all disclosed durable tonnes purchased as of April 2026.[8][5] When Microsoft was reported in April 2026 to be pausing new purchases, the State of CDR report cited its procurement adjustments as evidence of how vulnerable a one-buyer market is.[9][10] Frontier’s 1.8 million contracted tonnes are small next to that share, but its June 2026 commitments add $915 million of new demand.[3][4]

    Questions to watch

    Whether Frontier’s pledges turn into delivered, verified tonnes depends on suppliers meeting their delivery schedules and on verification methods for harder-to-measure approaches such as enhanced weathering and ocean alkalinity enhancement.[11] Most novel removal credits contracted so far are ex ante, for removals that will happen in the future.[12]

    Questions readers ask

    What is an advance market commitment?

    A pledge to buy a product in the future to encourage companies to develop it now. Frontier applies this to carbon removal by guaranteeing future demand.[1]

    How big is Frontier?

    After $915 million of new commitments in June 2026, its members have pledged $1.8 billion of permanent carbon removal by 2040.[3]

    How much has Frontier actually bought?

    As of June 2026 it had contracted more than 1.8 million tonnes across 53 projects, worth $698 million.[4]

    How does Frontier compare with Microsoft?

    Microsoft accounted for 78.5% of disclosed durable removal tonnes purchased as of April 2026, so Frontier is a much smaller buyer by volume.[5][4]

    Sources

    Each numbered claim is a statement we checked against the sources listed with it. Status shows how well established it is.

    1. [1]

      Frontier is an advance market commitment that aims to accelerate carbon removal technologies by guaranteeing future demand for them. confirmedas of 2026-10-10

    2. [2]

      Frontier was launched in 2022 as a commitment to buy $1 billion of carbon removal by 2030, backed by Stripe, Google, Shopify and others. confirmedas of 2026-06-23

    3. [3]

      In June 2026 Frontier announced $915 million in new commitments, bringing its total to $1.8 billion of permanent carbon removal by 2040, and Anthropic joined as a buyer. confirmedas of 2026-06-23

    4. [4]

      As of June 2026 Frontier had contracted more than 1.8 million tonnes of carbon removal across 53 projects, worth $698 million. confirmedas of 2026-06-23

    5. [5]

      Microsoft accounted for 78.5% of all disclosed durable carbon removal tonnes purchased as of April 2026, according to CDR.fyi. confirmedas of 2026-06-12

    6. [6]

      Frontier lists members including Stripe, Google, Shopify, Anthropic, Salesforce, H&M, JPMorgan Chase, McKinsey Sustainability, Workday and Autodesk. confirmedas of 2026-10-10

    7. [7]

      In August 2025 Frontier buyers signed a $31.3 million offtake with Planetary to remove more than 115,000 tonnes of CO2 between 2026 and 2030 through ocean alkalinity enhancement, starting at Tufts Cove, Nova Scotia. confirmedas of 2025-08-26

    8. [8]

      CDR.fyi counted 30.4 million tonnes of durable carbon removal contracted in 2025, with 2.3 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2026. confirmedas of 2026-06-12

    9. [9]

      In April 2026 Heatmap News and Bloomberg reported that Microsoft was pausing future carbon removal purchases; Microsoft said it may "adjust the pace or volume" of its procurement. confirmedas of 2026-04-16

    10. [10]

      The State of CDR report found novel removal concentrated in two methods (biochar and BECCS) and one dominant buyer (Microsoft), and cited US climate policy dismantling and Microsoft's adjustments to its procurement pace as evidence of the resulting vulnerability. confirmedas of 2026-06-01

    11. [11]

      The State of CDR report lists open problems for novel CDR quality, including sustainable biomass sourcing for BECCS and biochar, permanence of storage, measurement of enhanced weathering and ocean alkalinity enhancement, and lifecycle emissions of energy-intensive DACCS. confirmedas of 2026-06-01

    12. [12]

      Contracted volumes of novel CDR reached 30.2 million tonnes in 2025, almost four times 2024, led by BECCS at 20.8 million tonnes; most novel credits are still ex ante, meaning the removal will happen in the future. confirmedas of 2026-06-01

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    Created Oct 10, 2026. Last reviewed by an editor on Oct 10, 2026. Next scheduled review: Jan 10, 2027.

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