Climeworks Solutions has published a whitepaper advocating for the systematic inclusion of carbon removal technology in the planning, financing, and construction of global artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The publication, titled Responsible AI Infrastructure Should Include Carbon Removal, highlights how the rapid growth of data centres, energy generation systems, building materials, and computing hardware is driving digital infrastructure expansion. While energy efficiency and renewable power remain foundational, the report notes that certain residual emissions throughout the construction and operational supply chain remain difficult to eliminate entirely.
To address these challenges, the whitepaper presents four practical frameworks for industry adoption: Regional Impact Portfolios to fund localized environmental projects; Ecosystem Co-Procurement to share credit responsibilities across hyperscalers, developers, and utilities; Natural Gas Transition Guardrails to couple carbon capture with durable removal where fossil fuels are used temporarily; and Build-Stage Neutralization to mitigate embodied emissions from materials and hardware during initial construction.
Stressing the urgency of early intervention, Adrian Siegrist, Chief Commercial Officer at Climeworks, stated: “The infrastructure that will power the next generation of AI is being designed and financed today, and the decisions being made now will shape its emissions for decades. With Climeworks Solutions, we work with companies to turn long-term climate commitments into credible carbon removal strategies. We developed these approaches to bring that experience to the AI infrastructure sector and show how carbon removal can be incorporated into critical planning and procurement decisions before it becomes an afterthought.”
Climeworks Solutions plans to convene leaders from across the technology, energy, and real estate sectors during Climate Week NYC 2026 to discuss operationalising these frameworks across the AI supply chain.
