DeepMind AI Also Measures Biodiversity Effects
Google announced on November 6 (local time) a new Carbon Removal contract with Brazilian restoration startup Mombak. This agreement is a 4-fold expansion of the existing Carbon Removal partnership — a significant expansion of the initial contract's scale. Through this contract, Google will purchase a total of 200,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits from Mombak.
Mombak is a startup that creates and sells carbon credits based on Amazon rainforest restoration projects. Founded in 2022, the company has quickly grown to become one of the largest reforestation-based carbon removal companies globally, with its projects working on restoring degraded land to natural forest using native species and scientific methods — making it more durable and verifiable than typical offset-based approaches.
What makes this partnership particularly notable is Google DeepMind's involvement in the measurement and verification process. DeepMind's AI is being used to measure not just carbon sequestration but also biodiversity effects of the restoration — tracking wildlife populations, forest structure, and ecosystem health indicators. This represents a significant advance in carbon credit quality verification, addressing long-standing concerns about the accuracy and permanence of nature-based carbon removal solutions. The partnership signals Google's increased confidence in high-quality carbon removal as part of its net-zero strategy, while also pushing forward the frontier of AI-assisted environmental monitoring.
