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Carbon removal project developer Deep Sky and agentic certification platform Isometric have announced that carbon captured and removed from the atmosphere in Alberta has been independently registered as the first certified direct air capture (DAC) carbon removal credits in North America.
The credits will be delivered to Microsoft and Royal Bank of Canada.
Alex Petre, CEO of Deep Sky, said it adds another proof point before ongoing commercial operations. “This has always been our approach: build, prove, deliver, and now we will scale,” he said.
The credits were certified under Isometric’s DAC protocol which requires all project emissions to be accounted for when calculating net carbon removal and long-term monitoring to confirm safe and permanent storage.
Isometric is the first certifier approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market to issue DAC credits carrying the core carbon principles label.
They mark the beginning of Deep Sky’s supply to Microsoft and RBC under their carbon removal agreement through to 2034.
As governments across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East advance carbon removal policies and buyers seek independently verified supply, projects must demonstrate their ability to move from capture and storage to certified credits.
The announcement follows recent agreements with , Engie, TD Bank Group, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Together, these partnerships connect Canadian project development with carbon removal demand in North America, Europe and Asia to support Deep Sky’s ambition to help establish Canada as a leader in durable carbon removal.
Last month Denmark renewables firm BioCirc signed a with Microsoft.
