Northern Trust and Absolute Climate Partner to Enhance Carbon Markets with Independent Quality Assurance

Northern Trust and Absolute Climate have unveiled a partnership aimed at bridging critical gaps in carbon markets. Project developers can now leverage Absolute Climate's independent quality assurance platform to record and settle carbon credits through Northern Trust's Carbon Ecosystem. This collaboration pairs third-party certification with regulated credit issuance infrastructure.

The initiative addresses longstanding trust and governance challenges by combining Absolute Climate's monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) platform with Northern Trust's digital marketplace for voluntary carbon credits. "This is how carbon markets should work," said Absolute Climate CEO Peter Minor, emphasizing the importance of separating quality standards from credit issuance processes.

The integrated solution provides developers with neutral certification frameworks while offering buyers transparent access to verified credits. Northern Trust's ecosystem facilitates the full lifecycle management of credits, from exploration to retirement, creating a more robust market architecture.