MOL Contributes to Asia's Largest CO2 Removal Credit Generation via Enhanced Weathering
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) received 2,500 tons of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) credits from India's Alt Carbon, utilizing enhanced weathering technology. This represents one of the largest such issuances in Asia.
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Jotaro Tamura, Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) has received 2,500 tons of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) credits from the project "Darjeeling Revival: Alt × MOL," promoted by India's Alt Carbon (Note 1). The project utilizes "Enhanced Weathering" (Note 2), a technology that removes CO2 using rocks, and this receipt marks one of the largest volumes of CDR credits derived from this technology in Asia. MOL plans to receive a total of 10,000 tons of CDR credits from Alt Carbon and will continue to contribute to the creation and expansion of social implementation of CDR through collaboration with the company.
The project uses basalt powder scattered on tea gardens and farmlands in West Bengal, India, to fix CO2 in rainwater as carbonates through the "Enhanced Weathering" process. The fixed carbon moves through rivers to the ocean, where it is said to be stably stored in the sea as calcium carbonate for over 10,000 years. This method is not only scientifically verified to permanently remove CO2 but also provides multiple benefits to local communities, such as improving soil pH and agricultural productivity through nutrient supply.
The credits generated in this project are certified based on the rigorous protocols of Isometric (Note 3), ensuring high transparency and traceability of the credit creation process and history. This guarantees international trust and clearly demonstrates the quality and environmental value of the credits.
In its "Environmental Vision ~ BLUE ACTION 2035 Phase 2 ~," MOL has set a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, and this project is an important step toward that goal. MOL will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through the spread and expansion of innovative carbon removal technologies, in addition to fuel conversion and energy-saving measures.
(Note 1) An Indian company that promotes climate change countermeasures alongside improving agricultural productivity and soil through CO2 removal methods such as enhanced weathering and biochar, aiming to remove 5 million tons of CO2 by 2030. MOL signed a CO2 removal credit purchase agreement in March 2025 and is a partner with the company.
(Note 2) A technology that artificially accelerates the weathering reaction of rocks in the natural environment to fix CO2 as carbonates.
(Note 3) One of the world's leading carbon credit certification bodies that certifies and publishes carbon removal credits based on scientifically rigorous standards.
The project uses basalt powder scattered on tea gardens and farmlands in West Bengal, India, to fix CO2 in rainwater as carbonates through the "Enhanced Weathering" process. The fixed carbon moves through rivers to the ocean, where it is said to be stably stored in the sea as calcium carbonate for over 10,000 years. This method is not only scientifically verified to permanently remove CO2 but also provides multiple benefits to local communities, such as improving soil pH and agricultural productivity through nutrient supply.
The credits generated in this project are certified based on the rigorous protocols of Isometric (Note 3), ensuring high transparency and traceability of the credit creation process and history. This guarantees international trust and clearly demonstrates the quality and environmental value of the credits.
In its "Environmental Vision ~ BLUE ACTION 2035 Phase 2 ~," MOL has set a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, and this project is an important step toward that goal. MOL will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through the spread and expansion of innovative carbon removal technologies, in addition to fuel conversion and energy-saving measures.
(Note 1) An Indian company that promotes climate change countermeasures alongside improving agricultural productivity and soil through CO2 removal methods such as enhanced weathering and biochar, aiming to remove 5 million tons of CO2 by 2030. MOL signed a CO2 removal credit purchase agreement in March 2025 and is a partner with the company.
(Note 2) A technology that artificially accelerates the weathering reaction of rocks in the natural environment to fix CO2 as carbonates.
(Note 3) One of the world's leading carbon credit certification bodies that certifies and publishes carbon removal credits based on scientifically rigorous standards.