Quality certification establishes the foundation, while carbon removal certification verifies and tracks the resulting climate impact.
For producers and project developers who want to demonstrate that their feedstock, production process and biochar meet rigorous quality and sustainability requirements.
For projects that want to quantify, certify and register durable carbon removals created through biochar or other removal pathways.
Quality certification examines the biochar and the way it is produced. Carbon removal certification follows the carbon beyond production - quantifying its climate impact, verifying its storage and recording the resulting carbon sink.
Feedstock, technology, process controls and sustainability requirements are reviewed.
Biochar properties, contaminants and quality parameters are measured against defined thresholds.
The outcome confirms that the production process and biochar meet the applicable requirements.
The net amount of atmospheric CO2 removed is calculated using the applicable methodology.
The material, its application and long-term storage are monitored with full traceability.
The climate impact is independently verified and recorded as a unique carbon sink.
Quality certification establishes the foundation, while carbon removal certification verifies and tracks the resulting climate impact.
If you are a biochar producer, start with quality certification.
Once your quality certification is in place, you can move on to carbon removal certification to quantify and certify the carbon removal generated by your biochar.
Established in 2012, the EBC is widely considered the industry benchmark for biochar quality.
Quality biochar is produced far beyond Europe - and quality standards should reach just as far.
The Global Artisan C-Sink Standard is for producing, processing, and applying biochar in agriculture in Low, Lower, Middle and higher-middle-income countries.
The TAK Standard covers Biochar C-Sink production from closed-flame, professional pyrolysis equipment operated at an industrial level with a real-time dMRV system.
The Global Artisan C-Sink Standard is for producing, processing, and applying biochar in agriculture in Low, Lower, Middle and higher-middle-income countries.
The Global Biochar C-Sink Standard provides a scientifically rigorous framework for quantifying, tracking, and certifying biochar-based carbon removal.
The Global Construction C-Sink Standard verifies buildings and civil engineering works that contain biomass-derived Carbon Sink (C-Sink) Materials.
The World-Climate Farm Standard provides a basis for calculating a farm’s climate performance and evaluating its impact.
Answer a few quick questions about your production setup. At the end, we’ll show you the pathway that appears to fit best.
