en.Wedoany.com Reported - Amazon has expanded its carbon credit service to the UK market, helping local businesses access high-quality carbon credits to support their net-zero emissions and decarbonization goals.

This marks the first international expansion of Amazon's carbon credit service, which previously operated only in the United States. Amazon aims to make high-quality carbon neutrality and inset credits accessible, transparent, and actionable for organizations committed to driving meaningful climate progress. Eligible UK companies, including Amazon suppliers, corporate customers, and signatories of The Climate Pledge, can now access the same portfolio of carbon neutrality and inset credits to support their decarbonization targets. Launched in the US in 2025, Amazon's carbon credit program has already helped businesses navigate procurement complexities and challenges in carbon credit purchasing by offering rigorously screened credits, simplifying procurement processes, and ensuring the transparency required for carbon neutrality investments.

Many organizations are working to transition to renewable energy, improve facility energy efficiency, electrify their fleets, and collaborate with suppliers to reduce value chain emissions. Amazon's carbon credits provide a mechanism for companies to address hard-to-abate emissions such as Scope 3, while supporting greenhouse gas reduction or removal projects in other regions. Jamey Mulligan, Head of Carbon Neutrality Science and Strategy at Amazon, noted on LinkedIn that as the voluntary carbon market transitions to a market of integrity, small and medium-sized buyers are being marginalized; new high-quality carbon credit supply will come from greenfield projects requiring long-term offtake agreements to secure financing. He stated that Amazon's eligible value chain partners and Climate Pledge signatories can access forward offtake opportunities backed by Amazon's long-term offtake agreements, with no minimum term and virtually no minimum volume requirements. Whether it's nature-based carbon removal, rice methane reduction, or direct air capture, participating companies can access the highest quality forward offtake credits globally.

Through this service, companies can supplement internal climate measures with high-quality credits, taking immediate action while continuing to invest in long-term energy transition and operational emissions reduction. UK companies currently face ambitious 2030 and 2040 targets, and carbon credits offer a way to act immediately alongside investments in direct decarbonization. However, the voluntary carbon market remains difficult for most companies to navigate, with only about 5% of carbon neutrality credits meeting Amazon's high-quality standards. Amazon's service addresses this challenge by applying science-based methodologies from its own carbon neutrality initiatives, enabling companies to access a carefully curated portfolio of credits accompanied by methodology details, climate impact information, and third-party verification. Glen White, CEO of BizClik Media, stated: "Amazon's carbon credit service gives us confidence that we are incorporating high-quality carbon credits as part of our broader sustainability strategy." The service simplifies the contracting process, helping organizations manage price volatility, supply availability, and administrative burdens, enabling procurement, energy, and sustainability teams to make more informed investment decisions with reduced complexity.

The service is designed to align with UK government principles on voluntary carbon and natural market integrity. Eligibility requirements include net-zero commitments covering Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, as well as regular greenhouse gas measurement and reporting. Credits will be retired in public registries, and supporting documentation will be provided to assist companies in accurately reporting their climate actions. The carbon credit portfolio Amazon offers to UK companies spans multiple climate solution categories, including super pollutant reduction projects (such as refrigerant destruction and rice methane reduction), nature-based solutions (involving jurisdictional forest conservation projects in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, as well as ecosystem restoration projects in South Africa), and technological carbon removal solutions (including direct air capture). The platform also offers low-carbon fuel inset credits supporting renewable diesel, biodiesel, and marine fuel production to help address emissions in transportation and logistics. These solutions provide a broader toolkit for companies' procurement, energy, and sustainability teams to support decarbonization targets, enhance supply chain resilience, and accelerate investment in scalable climate action.

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