Frontier, the Stripe-led carbon removal buyers' group, announced an additional $915 million in purchase commitments on June 17, 2026, and welcomed AI company Anthropic as a new member, bringing total commitments to $1.8 billion.
June 17, 2026 · Frontier Climate
Frontier commits $915M more to carbon removal — and adds Anthropic
The buyers' coalition led by Stripe pushes cumulative commitments to $1.8 billion, doubling past its original $1B-by-2030 target and pulling an AI company into the permanent CDR market.
+$915M
New commitment to buy permanent carbon removal
$1.8B
Cumulative commitments to date
+1
New member: Anthropic joins Google, Shopify, Salesforce, H&M
From a $1B target to $1.8B committed
Cumulative commitment vs. the original 2030 goal — same unit, drawn to scale.
The focused portfolio: price per ton of CO₂ removed
Narrowing to 10–15 high-conviction, gigaton-scale projects across five technologies.
Surficial mineralization $80–120
Ocean alkalinity enhancement $70–200
Biomass removal (BiCRS/BECCS) $60–200
Enhanced rock weathering $75–200
Direct air capture (DAC) $200–300
Scale: $0 ——————————————— $350 per ton
~23,000 t
CO₂ removed by portfolio companies as of 2025
50,000+ t
Projected removal in 2026
~1.4M t
New capacity under construction
The demand-signal playbook
VOLUNTARY DEMAND
Corporate buyers pre-commit billions
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8–10 YR OFFTAKES
Long contracts help startups reach final investment decision
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GOVERNMENT DEMAND
A required "line of sight" to policy & procurement at scale
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