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Startup Chestnut Raises $160 Million for Forest Carbon Removal

Company will expand its operations and purchase more land in a bid to help rehabilitate the carbon credit market.

A Chestnut land parcel ready for afforestation in Arkansas.

Photo courtesy of Chestnut Carbon
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Startup Chestnut Carbon has raised $160 million to plant, restore and manage trees on degraded farmland, generating carbon credits for customers that include Microsoft Corp.

The company’s goal: Providing high-quality, nature-based credits that sidestep issues that have plagued carbon markets.