Biochar – What is it?

We remove carbon for centuries. We generate value from day one.

We convert forest and agro-industrial biomass waste into biochar and verifiable durable carbon removals (CDRs)—the most mature removal category on the market.

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of the permanence of fixed carbon

Of the durable removals delivered in the voluntary market, biochar

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Industrial Biochar CDR in Latin America

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Biochar – What is it?

A residue that turns into stable carbon

Biochar is the carbonaceous material resulting from subjecting residual biomass—such as wood chips, sawdust, and pruning or harvest residues—to pyrolysis, a thermal decomposition process that occurs in the absence of oxygen. This process transforms carbon that would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere into a recalcitrant form that remains stable in the soil for centuries.

When applied to the soil, this carbon is removed from the atmospheric cycle, enabling the issuance of carbon removal credits (CDRs) certifiable under Puro.earth and other standards. Unlike other types of credits, biochar is also a physical product with intrinsic value in agriculture and industry; a single process thus generates two revenue streams.

Lasting removal, not avoidance

Permanent, irreversible carbon

It sequesters recalcitrant carbon for centuries. Compared to forestry credits—which are reversible and operate on a timescale of decades—it offers superior integrity.

Emission rate

It generates credits in a matter of months, rather than over the long growth cycle of a forest: early cash flow that makes the nature-based project sustainable.