Microsoft Buys Carbon Credits from Indigenous-Owned North Star BECCS
Analysis based on 10 articles · First reported Apr 06, 2026 · Last updated Apr 07, 2026
This agreement signals strong market demand for high-quality, durable carbon dioxide removal credits, potentially boosting investment and development in the carbon capture and bioenergy sectors. It also highlights the growing importance of Indigenous-led projects in the climate solution space, which could attract further corporate partnerships and government support.
Microsoft has entered into a landmark offtake agreement with North Star Carbon Solutions LP to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 15 years. North Star Carbon Solutions LP is a partnership between the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Svante Technologies Inc., making it Canada's first majority Indigenous-owned high-quality carbon dioxide removal project. The project, located in Canada===Saskatchewan, Canada, will establish a new carbon capture plant at the MLTC Bioenergy Centre, utilizing sustainable waste biomass from an adjacent sawmill. The captured CO2 will be permanently stored at a geologic site owned by North Star. This deal is Microsoft's first Canadian bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) CDR offtake agreement and is expected to create local jobs and economic opportunities while advancing climate solutions.
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