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Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition
Anthropic has joined the Frontier coalition, which received another $915M in pledges to fund carbon removal projects.
TL;DR
- Anthropic is the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal collective.
- A new $915 million tranche of funding brings Frontier's total pledges to $1.8 billion.
- Frontier contracts with carbon removal companies to help other organizations reduce their carbon footprints.
- Frontier is shifting focus to fewer, larger carbon removal projects with a greater potential impact.
- New contracts require carbon removal companies to demonstrate a path to government subsidy or support.
- The UN recognizes carbon dioxide removal technology as necessary for reaching net-zero emissions.