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Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Illinois, USA, Tradewater, LLC appears to be a mission-driven organization dedicated to identifying and permanently eliminating "superpollutants"—greenhouse gases significantly more potent than CO2. Rather than focusing on carbon removal, the company emphasizes "avoidance" by preventing the release of these powerful gases, reportedly acting as a vital "emergency brake" for climate change.
The company’s core technical expertise lies in recovering and destroying halocarbons (CFCs and HCFCs) from old equipment globally and permanently plugging "orphaned" oil and gas wells in the U.S. that leak methane. To date, Tradewater has reportedly avoided over 11 million metric tons of CO2e. For context, this cumulative impact already exceeds the 7 million metric tons of CO2e leaked annually by all orphaned wells in the United States. Meanwhile, with an estimated 21 billion metric tons of CO2e in global refrigerant stockpiles still at risk of release, the company’s work is described as having immense social significance and foresight.
Furthermore, Tradewater is a certified B Corp, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. The certifying body, B Lab, is an independent non-profit founded in 2006 that promotes "business as a force for good". B Lab maintains strategic partnerships with global entities like the UN Global Compact, having co-developed tools to align corporate actions with the Sustainable Development Goals. Tradewater’s continued contributions to atmospheric protection are highly anticipated. (AS)
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