Carbon removal startup Graphyte signs American Airlines as inaugural customer

Graphyte, a carbon removal startup company backed by investment firm Breakthrough Energy Ventures, has signed American Airlines as its inaugural customer. Under the agreement, a purchase of 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal (using new Carbon Casting Technology) will be delivered in early 2025. Highlighting the deal as a “landmark agreement” for both companies, CEO of Graphyte Barclay Rogers noted the “growing demand for affordable and scalable high-quality carbon removal credits” and the ability of Graphyte’s proprietary technology to “make a significant impact in the fight against climate change in the very near term”. Described as being ‘relative to existing