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Apr 21, 2025

# Living Carbon Announces Agreement with Microsoft for 1.4 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Reforestation of Former Mine Lands in Appalachia

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- [**Living Carbon**](/content/site-root.html) has announced that [**Microsoft**](https://www.microsoft.com/) has agreed to purchase 1.4 million tonnes of carbon removal credits from Living Carbon's reforestation projects.

## Project Details
The credits will be generated through Living Carbon's large-scale reforestation of 25,000 acres of degraded lands in the Appalachian region, particularly areas previously impacted by coal mining.

Living Carbon’s initiatives restore forest cover on former mine lands. This restoration delivers measurable carbon removal while providing co-benefits such as improved soil and water health, enhanced biodiversity, and new economic opportunities in underserved rural communities.

### Quotes
> _"Restoring degraded mine lands offers one of the most scalable and meaningful opportunities for nature-based climate action in the United States,"_ said **Maddie Hall, CEO and Co-founder** of Living Carbon.

> _"Living Carbon's work to restore degraded and formerly mined lands in Appalachia represents a meaningful and measurable approach to nature-based carbon removal,"_ said **Brian Marrs, Senior Director for Energy & Carbon Removal** at Microsoft.

## Quality and Certification
All carbon removal credits delivered to Microsoft will be verified by [**Isometric**](https://isometric.com/), per its [**Reforestation Protocol**](https://registry.isometric.com/protocol/reforestation/1.0). This protocol establishes a standard for scientific rigor and transparency in reforestation.

### Additional Comment
> _"This agreement shows the growing demand for scientifically rigorous, technology-enabled verification in reforestation,"_ said Lukas May OBE, Chief Commercial Officer at Isometric.

Living Carbon’s scalability across degraded lands aims to bring climate, biodiversity, and community benefits to areas in need of regenerative investment.

## About Living Carbon
Living Carbon focuses on restoring degraded lands in the U.S. and combines ecological restoration with scientific rigor to achieve long-term impacts.

## About Isometric
Isometric ensures the transition to carbon removal occurs safely and efficiently with a focus on scientific rigor and rapid verification.