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Press Release: Kita announces partnership with Puro.earth to scale investment in high-quality biochar projects

09/10/202309/10/2023

The carbon insurance specialist also launches proprietary risk framework, developed with GECA Environnement, to effectively quantify and manage risks associated with biochar carbon credits This partnership with Puro.earth will increase Kita’s ability to manage carbon credit delivery risk for high-quality biochar projects, creating… Read More »Press Release: Kita announces partnership with Puro.earth to scale investment in high-quality biochar projects

Press Release: Biochar for climate resilience, new jobs and a strong economy

30/05/202330/05/2023

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The difference between insetting and offsetting

29/04/202329/04/2023

If you purchase a carbon credit today, you are helping a project deliver on its intended climate benefit. Maybe it’s an agroforestry project in Nicaragua, or fuel-efficient cookstoves in Kenya, or a mangrove farm in Bangladesh. And despite being so far away, the carbon emissions avoided or removed in… Read More »The difference between insetting and offsetting

ANZBIG – Canberra Launch Event

20/04/202320/04/2023

Scaling carbon removal requires a portfolio approach

23/03/202323/03/2023

A preeminent climate report, co-authored by scientists from around the world and scheduled to be published next week, is expected to affirm that humans have released too many greenhouse gas emissions and that removing them is essential for a climate-safe future. A growing number… Read More »Scaling carbon removal requires a portfolio approach

Foggy Forecasts for Clean Energy Futures

25/01/202325/01/2023

Can we build out renewable energy fast enough to avoid some nasty tipping points? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Open in app or online Foggy Forecasts for Clean Energy Futures Can we build out renewable energy fast enough to avoid some nasty tipping points? Albert Bates Jan… Read More »Foggy Forecasts for Clean Energy Futures

Biochar for Energy Storage Applications

03/01/202303/01/2023

By Dr. Kent Goeking Lee Enterprises Consulting Biochar is the charcoal-like carbon product obtained when biomass is heated in an oxygen-deficient environment, i.e. pyrolysis. Biochar is well known for its agriculture amendment value for increasing crop yields, and as a form of activated carbon in… Read More »Biochar for Energy Storage Applications

Permanence of soil applied biochar

03/01/202303/01/2023

by Hans-Peter Schmidt, Samuel Abiven, Nikolas Hagemann and Johannes Meyer zu Drewer An executive summary for Global Biochar Carbon Sink certification Biochar that was produced at pyrolysis temperatures above 550°C and presenting a molar H:C ratio below 0.4 is highly persistent when applied to the… Read More »Permanence of soil applied biochar

Verra Issues 1 Billionth Carbon Credit

08/12/202208/12/2022

Carbon projects reduce emissions and drive needed funding to local communities. Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 11 November 2022 | Today, Verra issued the one billionth carbon credit from the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, the world’s leading standard for certifying activities that address greenhouse gas… Read More »Verra Issues 1 Billionth Carbon Credit

Biochar Protocol

07/12/202207/12/2022

The Climate Action Reserve is developing a Biochar Protocol that will provide guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify climate benefits from the production and use of biochar, which is capable of locking up carbon and keeping it from re-entering the atmosphere for… Read More »Biochar Protocol