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JUNE2024
AManualforBiocharCarbonRemoval
Acomparativeguideforthecertificationofbiocharproductionasacarbonsink
INCOOPERATIONWITH:
TABLEOFCONTENTS
TableofContents
Introduction3
BiocharontheCarbonMarket5
VariabilityofBiochar9
GuidanceforDesignofBiocharProjects12
GuideforSelectingtheRightMethodology14
Appendix25
CostComparisonbyStandard26
MainStepsforCertificationbyStandard27
Puro.earth27
VerifiedCarbonStandard(VCS)28
CarbonStandardsInternational(CSI)29
Riverse31
ClimateActionReserve(CAR)32
Glossary33
References35
AMANUALFORBIOCHARCARBONREMOVAL
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Thise-bookprovidesaroadmapforbiocharproducers,investors,and
stakeholderskeenonunderstandingtheintricaciesofcertifyingbiocharforcarbonremoval.
Inthisguide,weprovideanoverviewofthevariousmethodologiesestablishedbyexisting
certificationstandards.Ourgoalistoofferpracticalinsightsandcomparisonstoassistproducersandinvestorsinselectingthemostappropriateapproachfortheirspecificbiocharprojects.
Whetheryouareabiocharproduceraimingtodemonstratetheenvironmentalbenefitsofyour
practicesoraninvestorconsideringopportunitiesincarbonmarkets,thishandbookisdesignedtoequipyouwiththenecessaryknowledgeandguidancetonavigatethecertificationprocess
effectively.Wewillupdatethispublicationperiodicallytokeeppacewiththisrapidlydevelopingindustry.
Webelievethatbiocharproductionhasastrongpotentialfortheglobalreductioningreenhousegases.Ouraimistoempowerbiochar
producerstodemonstratethecredibilityoftheircarbon
removaleffortsandtoassistprojectdevelopersinmakinginformeddecisionsthatdrivepositive
environmentalimpact.
HamerkopClimateImpacts
hamerkop.co
InternationalBiocharInitiative
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INTRODUCTION
IntroducingBiochar
Whatisbiochar?
Biocharisacarbon-rich,charcoal-likesolidmadefromorganicmatter(suchaspoultrylitter,rice
husks,treeprunings,etc).Whenorganicmatter(alsocalledbiomass)faceshighheatintheabsenceofoxygen,itchangesformtobecomebiocharthroughtheprocessofthermochemicalconversion,
knownaspyrolysis.
Biocharisaclimatechangesolutiontool.Whenbiomassdecomposesnaturally,itreleasesgreenhousegases(GHG)intotheatmosphere—livingplantsabsorbcarbondioxide(CO2)viaphotosynthesis
throughouttheirlifeandoncetheydie,allofthisCO2isreleasedbackintotheair.However,when
biomassistransformedintobiocharthroughpyrolysis,thecarboncaninsteadbestoredforhundreds
ofyears(ormore),preventingsuchGHGemissions.
Whatarethebenefitsofbiochar?
Inadditiontostoringcarbon,thiscarbon-richproductoffersawidearrayofotherbenefits.When
appliedtosoil,biocharbehavesasanamendmentabletoincreasetheavailabilityofwaterand
nutrientswhilebalancingsoilcomposition.Thisbreedshealthysoil,whichincreasesplantgrowth/cropyieldswhilstreducingtheneedforexcessfertilizersandirrigation.Biocharhasthusbeenusedina
numberofdiverseagriculturalapplicationsoverseveralcenturiesacrosstheworld,notablyinthe
Theproductionprocessofbiocharcreatesvaluableco-productssuchasbio-oilandsyngasas
biomassundergoespyrolysisandgasification.Theenergygeneratedfromtheproductionofbiocharcanbeutilisedbythebiocharproductionfacilitytomaketheprocessselfsufficientandeliminatetherequirementforexternalfossilfuelpower.Anyexcessenergyproducedcanbeusedasthermal
energyonsite,orconvertedintoelectricalenergy.Fromcarbonsequestrationtoenergyproductionandsoilimprovement,thebiocharsystemisoneofcircularitywithawealthofregenerativebenefits.
contextoforganicorregenerativefarming.
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BiocharontheCarbonMarket
AMANUALFORBIOCHARCARBONREMOVAL5
BIOCHARONTHECARBONMARKET
EmpoweringCommunitiesand
IncentivizingSustainability:CarbonFinanceCatalyzestheBiocharIndustry
Whilebiocharisproducedinmostcountriesaroundtheworld,ithasparticularly
significantpotentialincountriesoftheGlobalSouthwherethereisahigh
abundanceofcropresidueappropriateforfeedstockandtropicalsoilsthatuniquely
Thevoluntarycarbonmarketoffersacatalyticfinancialboostthatpromotesindustrygrowthandfurtherscalesthemanysocio-environmentalco-benefitsassociatedwithbiocharproduction.
Asconsumerdemandandglobalpolicytrend
increasinglytowardclimatechangesolutions,carbonemissionsandsequestrationprojectsgainafinancialstakeinmarketdynamics.Thecarbonmarket
financiallyincentivizescarbonsequestration
projects,whosecarbonremovalcanbescientificallycalculated,objectivelyverified,market-valued,andsoldas“carboncredits”tocompanieseagertooffsettheircarbonemissions.
Biocharisacarbonsequestrationtechnologywith
immensetractiononthecarbonmarket.In2023,
biocharwasresponsiblefor94%oflong-termcarbonremovalcreditsdelivered(cdr.fyi,2024).
CalculatingtheCarbonSink:
CarbonAccountingandCertification
Abiocharprojectquantifiesthepreciseamountofcarbonthatitsequestersthroughrigorousscientificprocesses.ThecarbonsequesteredismeasuredintermsofCO2.
Onceverified,theamountofcalculatedCO2removalispubliclyregisteredandmonetizedonthecarbonmarketintheformofcarboncredits(or“removal
credits”):onetonneofCO2esequestered=onecarboncredit.Sellersonthecarbonmarkethave
appreciatebiocharasanamendment
(famouslydemonstratedbytheevidenceofbiocharusefoundinsoilsofancient
Amazoniancivilizations)(Lehmann2008).
Infarmingcommunitieswithlimited
resources,theuseofbiocharcanenhancequalityoflifebyincreasingcropyields
whilereducingtheneedforirrigationandfertilizers,thusincreasingrevenue.
Moreover,studieshighlightthepotentialofbiochartohelpmitigateclimate-relatedrisksinagriculture,notablybyprovidinghigherdroughtresistance(Obiaetal.
2019,Koideetal.2015).
Thiscouldbenefitsmallfarmersinabroadrangeofcountrieswhooftenlackresourcestoadapttochangingclimateconditions.
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BIOCHARONTHECARBONMARKET
projectsthatsequestercarbon,andbuyershaveaneedtocompensateforGHGemissionsfromtheiractivities.
Buyerspurchasecarboncreditsonthevoluntarycarbonmarkettohelpbalanceouttheircompanyoractivity’sunavoidableGHGemissions,e.g.,emissionsthatcouldnotbeavoidedfirstbydecarbonizingtheirsystemsandsupplychain.Forexample,ifacompanyundergoesallpossiblereductioneffortsandstillemits30tonnesofCO2,itcouldbuy30durablecarbonremovalcredits.Thesecreditswouldbalanceoutthecompany’sresidualfossilemissionsandtheycouldpotentiallyconsidertheiractivitiesashaving“netzeroemissions”.
Inordertoregisterandsellsequesteredcarbonascarboncredits,biocharproducersmustaligntheirspecificactivitieswiththerequirementsofacertificationstandardandfollowitsmethodologiestoquantifyand
monitortheGHGsemittedandsequesteredfromtheiractivitiesand/orproducts.
CarbonCertificationStandards
Toensurebiocharproductionandusehasanet-positiveclimateimpact,severalcarboncertification
standardshavedevelopedcarbonquantificationandmonitoringmethodologies.Thispaperoffersinsightintofiveofthestandardsthatareavailabletoprojectdevelopersandbiocharproducerswhoaimtocertifytheir
biocharprocessandproductsforexchangeonthecarbonmarket.Thefollowingcarboncertificationstandardsofferbiocharproducerstheabilitytoissuecarboncredits:
ClimateActionReserve(CAR)
ClimateActionReserveisarecognized
carbonstandardtargetingcarbonprojects
acrossNorthAmerica.TheyrecentlyreleasedtheU.S.andCanadaBiocharProtocoltostartcertifyingbiocharprojectsintheU.S.and
Canada.
PuroStandard
Puro.earthholdsthePuroStandard.Purowasthefirstcarboncreditissuerforbiocharproductionactivitiesandthuswas
thefirsttocomeupwithamethodologytoquantifybiocharcarbonremovalcapacitiesinlinewiththeexpectationofthecarbonmarkets.Itcurrentlyholdsawiderangeofaccreditedprojects.
CarbonStandardsInternational(CSI)
CSIwasthefirststandardtodistributeacertificatetoattestthesustainableproductionofbiochar,throughthe
EuropeanCarbonCertification(EBC).Theorganisationhasnowdevelopedtwobiocharmethodologies:theGlobalBiocharC-sinkmethodologytoquantifyemissionsremovalofabroadrangeofbiocharactivities;andtheGlobal
ArtisanC-Sinkmethodology,targetingtheartisanalproductionofbiocharmostnotablybysmall-scalefarmerslocatedinlowerincomecountries.
TheVerifiedCarbonStandard(VCS)
VCSisoneofthelargestcarboncertificationstandardsonthemarketandisadministeredbyVerra.Ithasrecentlydevelopedanewmethodologytomeasureemissionsremovalofbiocharprojects.ThestandardoffersVM0044Methodologyfor
BiocharUtilizationinSoilandNon-SoilApplicationsforthecertificationofbiocharproductionworldwide.
RiverseStandard
Riverseisapan-Europeancertification
standardwhichtargetscarbonprojects
developinggreentechnologiesatindustrialscale.TheirBECCS&Biocharmethodologywascreatedtocertifybiocharandbio-oil
production.
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BIOCHARONTHECARBONMARKET
CarbonCertificationStandards(cont.)
WhilstallmethodologiesarebasedonthesamecarbonaccountingprinciplesfromtheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO),andallcertifymeasurableandverifiableemissionremovals,specificcertificationsmaybemoreappropriateforcertaintypesofbiocharproductionactivities.Themostrelevantcertificationstandardandmethodologyforone’sactivitieswilldependonvarious
factors,ofwhichthemostsignificantwouldbetheproductiontechnologyinvolved,thefeedstockused,andthebiocharend-use.Thisisalltosay,eachstandardhastheirowneligibilitycriteria.
BiochartoCarbonCredits:EligibilityCriteria
Theprincipalcriteriaforcertifyingbiocharprojectsand
quantifyingemissionsarecommontoallapproaches.Themaineligibilitycomponentsofbiocharprojectsinvolvetheevaluationofabiochar’sfeedstock,productionfacility,andend-useapplication.
Inordertoissuecarboncredits,thestandards’methodologies
requirethatbiocharproducersevaluateeachstepoftheirproductlifecycle.Thisincludesthesourcingandtransportationofbiomassfeedstock,thetransformationofbiomassinto
biocharthrougheligibleproductiontechnologies,andthedistributionandend-useofthebiochar.
TheentirebiocharproductionprocessmustaccountforalltheGHGemittedacrossthebiochar’sentirelifecycle(from
biomassgrowthtobiocharapplication),includingCO2butalso
methane(CH4)andnitrousoxide(N2O).Emissionsshouldbeminimal,ifnotneutral,andalwaysdiscountedfromthefinalestimateofemissionsremoved.
However,sincecarbonaccountingmethodologiesonly
enabletheissuanceofcarboncreditsforthecarbon
(alreadyintheatmosphere)sequestered,asopposedtothecarbonavoided(frombeingemittedinthefuturedueto
biochardisplacingamorecarbon-intensiveproduct),baseline
emissionsaresettozero.Allstandardsrequireacompletesetofdataanddocumentationtoinformandjustifyemissionsestimatedforeachstageofthebiocharproductionprocess,
andeachstandardrequiresathird-partyauditingofemissions
calculation.
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VariabilityofBiochar
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VARIABILITYOFBIOCHAR
BiomassCarboncontent
feedstock(wt%,drybasis)
Woodmixture
50
Maize
48
Meadowgrass
49
Foodwaste
41
Biocharhasthepotentialtoremove6%ofglobalcarbonemissionsannually
(
Lefebvreetal.2023
),butnotallbiochariscreatedequal.
Table1:Comparisonofcarboncontentfrom
differentbiomassfeedstocktype(Břendováet
al.2012,Seowetal2022).
Thecarbonsequestrationpotentialofbiocharcanvarysignificantlyaccordingtobothfeedstockandproductionparameters,aswellastheenvironmentalconditionsoftheenduseapplication.
FeedstockVariability
Forexample,inonemeta-analysis,biocharcarboncontentrangedfromaslittleas10%
(gasifiedsewagesludge)to81%(hightemperaturepyrolysisofwood)bymass(Woolfeetal.2021).
Otherbiocharcharacteristicssuchasnutrientavailability,pH,andspecificsurfaceareaaresimilarlyinfluencedbythefeedstockused.Theamountofenergyproducedintheproductionprocessisalsoaffected,withhighcarbonfeedstockstypicallyalsoprovidingmoreenergywhichcanbeutilised.
Differentfeedstocksrequiredifferentpreparationprocesses.Feedstockneedstoberelativelydry
(~20%moisturecontent)andhomogenousinsize,content,andshape,meaningacombinationof
grinding,drying,sorting,andpelletisingmaybenecessarydependingonthetypeoffeedstockutilised.
Carbonstandardsandbiocharqualitystandardsalsohaverulesaboutthekindoffeedstockthatis
eligibleforcertification,meaningthatchoosingthecorrectfeedstockforabiocharproductionprojectisoftheutmostimportance.
Biocharproductiontechnologiesvarywidely,fromsmall-scaleartisanalkilnstolarge,industrial
pyrolysisplants.Thesetechnologieswillhavedifferenttemperatures,residencetimes,andthroughputs.Themostcommonbiocharproductiontechnologiesarepyrolysisandgasificationsystems:
AvailableBiocharProductionTechnologies
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VARIABILITYOFBIOCHAR
•Pyrolysissystems:biomassisheatedunderanaerobicconditionsoralimitedsupplyofoxygen,producinggases,bio-oil,andbiochar.Twomaintypesofpyrolysis:
•Slowpyrolysis(producemoreoilsandliquids)
•Fastpyrolysis(producesmoresyngas)
•Gasificationsystems:biomassisheatedinadirectlyheatedreactionvesselwithintroducedoxygenunderhighertemperatures,producingsmallerquantitiesofbiocharandahighercaloriesyngas.
Thecostofproductionvariessignificantlydependingonthemethodsofproduction.Traditionalartisanalmethodsthatinvolvesmall-scalekilntechnologiestendtobecheaper.Forinstance,alow-technologypyrolysis,usingasoilpitandtheartisan’sownresidues,willhavelittletonoproductioncosts.
Ontheotherhand,large-scale,industrialpyrolysis/gasificationplantsaremoreexpensive,buthaveahigherbiochar-producingcapacity.ProductioncostcanvaryfromUS$220toUS$580pertonneofbiocharproduced(Xiaoetal.2020).Moreover,notallfeedstocksareusablewitheverytechnology.AflamecurtainkilnsuchastheKon-Tikiwillneverworkusingricehuskaloneasafeedstock,forinstance.
Hightechnologypyrolysissystemsareusuallyfairlymodular,andcanbebuilttospecifications.
Peripheralslikedryersandpelletisersarenormallyaddedseparately,howeversomeunitswillincludeintegrateddryersorintegratedelectricityproductionmodules.
EligibilityofEnd-useApplicationsandTheirImpactonCarbonStorage
Bothproductionprocessesandfeedstock
usedaffectbiocharcharacteristics,including:
•Concentrationsofdifferentelements(forexamplecarbonandnitrogen)
•Density
•Waterholdingcapacity
•Cationexchangecapacity
•Porosity
•Waterholdingcapacity•Specificsurfacearea•pH
Becauseofthesedifferencesinproperties,somebiocharswillbemoreappropriateforcertainapplications.Forexample,biochar
withahighpHisusefulasasoilamendmentinacidicsoils,andbiocharwithhighspecific
surfaceareaiseffectiveinpurificationsystems.
Carbonstandardsandbiocharqualitystandardshaverulesabouttheenduseofbiochar.
Carbonstandardsforbidtheuseofbiocharasafuel,orasareductant,asthecarbon
sequesteredwithinthebiocharisreleased.
Meanwhilebiocharqualitystandardsdictate
whichbiocharscanbeusedforwhichapplication.Thesestandardsaredesignedtopreventbiocharswithhighlevelsofheavymetalsbeingusedin
soil,orasanimalfeed.
Examplesofapplicationsforbiocharinclude:
•Insoilasanadditive
•Inanimalfeed
•Inconstructionasanaggregate
•Inpurificationandfiltrationsystems
Whatevertheenduse,projectdevelopersmustprovethatthecarbonsequesteredwithinthebiocharispreservedover100yearsbeforetheycanearnremovalcreditsfromtheirproject.
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char
AMANUALFORBIOCHARCARBONREMOVAL
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GUIDANCEFORDESIGNOFBIOCHARPROJECTS
Thereisalottoconsiderwhendesigningabiocharproject.Herearesomeofthemainconsiderationsthatwillfeedintoyourbiocharcarbonremovalprojectdesignandcanhelpyouformulateaconceptnote.
applicationwillneedtobeintoastablematrixwhereitscarbonwillremaindurablystored.Canitbeusedlocally?Appliedtoagriculture?Canitbeintegratedaspartofawidercircularorganicwasteeconomy?Haveyoutargetedaninterestbuyeroruser?
5.WHATCARBONCERTIFICATION
STANDARDSISTHEBESTSUITEDFORMY
CARBONREMOVAL?
Partnerupwithacarbonspecialisttohelpyou
estimatethecarboncontentofyourbiocharandhowmanycreditsyourbiocharactivitiescould
generate.Thisisanexcitingstepwhichwillshowyouconcretelytheimpactofyourproject.Itwillalsohelpyouunderstandhowmuchincomecanbeobtained,tofundyouractivities.Calculationsofyourproject’scarbonremovalcapacitywillbemadebyconsideringallthepreviousstepsoftheproject,thushighlightingtheimportanceofyour
projectdesign.
6.GETYOURPROJECTCERTIFIED!
Nowthatyouhaveallyourprojectstepsinmind,
andallthekeystoasuccessfulbiocharproject,youshouldbereadytogothroughcertificationand
makeitareality!Whilstthecertificationprocesswillrequireyourattentionandyourtime,youshould
carefullyapproachitforthelong-termresultsofyourprojectsanditssuccessfulimplementation.Thefirststepwillbetotargetaspecificstandardwiththerightmethodologyforyourproject.Usethisguidancedocumenttoguideyouthroughthedifferentcertificationsavailable.
1.CONSIDERTHESCALEOFYOURPROJECT
Whowillbethebiocharproducer?Howmuch
resourcedoyoualreadyhave?Howmuchwillyouneed?Whoelsewillbeincludedandimpactedbytheproject?Howmuchbiocharareyouaimingtoproduce?Mapoutthedifferentactorsaswellasyourtargetedobjectives.
2.DETERMINETHEBIOMASSFEEDSTOCKTOBEUSED
WhatfeedstockdoIhaveaccessto?Whatkind
ofbiocharwillitproduce?Whatwouldhappento
itintheabsenceoftheproject?Whatprocessing
requirementsdoesithave?Isthereaconstant
supply?Theseareimportantquestionswhichare
crucialtofigureouttogetgoingonthecertificationprocess.
3.WHATISORWILLBEYOURBIOCHARPRODUCTIONFACILITY?
Istheprojecthighorlowtechnology?What
coproductsareproduced?Isthereenergy
producedaswell?Isthereawaytousethe
energyproduced?Whereisitlocatedandwho
willbetheproducers?Isanytrainingrequiredforproduction?Willfeedstockbebroughttotheplantorwilltheplantneedtomovearoundwherefeed-stockis?
4.CONSIDERTHEEND-USEBIOCHARAPPLICATION
Whatwillbetheenduseapplicationofyour
biochar?Thiscanbesoilornon-soil.Thebiochar
AMANUALFORBIOCHARCARBONREMOVAL
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theRight
Methodology
GuideforSelecting
AMANUALFORBIOCHARCARBONREMOVAL
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SELECTINGTHERIGHTMETHODOLOGY
Becausebiocharishighlyvariable,eachcarboncertificationstandardhasdesignedtheirmethodologieswithspecificguidelinestomeetthewiderangeofpathwaysfor
carbonsequestrationbybiochar.
Thissectionoutlinesmajorcharacteristicsforbiocharmethodologies,definedherebythestandardtheybelongto.Eachcriteriacharacteristicbelowisfurtherdescribedinthefollowingsection,titled:
“DefiningaProject’sCharacteristics”.
GlobalArtisanC-Sink
RiverseStandard
Puro
Standard
VCS
CAR
GlobalBiocharC-Sink
Biomass sourcing→biocharapplication
Biomassproduction→biocharapplication
Biomass sourcing→biocharapplication
Biomass
production
→biochar
transportation
Biomass sourcing→biocharapplication
(ifappliedtosoil,
application-related
lossesaccounted
forinLCA)
Projectemissionsboundary1
Biomassproduction→biocharapplication
Yes
Theuseof
low-techsystemmustcomplyatleastwithWBCAgroclasslimits
NoNo
No
Strongly
recommends
biochartoalign
withWBCor
EBCguidelines
No
Requires
feedstock
sourcetoalign
withIBI
BiocharTesting
Guidelinesor
EBCproduction
guidelines
Requires
external/
prior
certification
ofbiochar
production2
Yes
ButpriorEBC
Onlybiochar
certification
accepted
certifiedunder
theEBCorthe
WBCis
entitledto
GlobalBiochar
C-Sink
certification
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SELECTINGTHERIGHTMETHODOLOGY
GlobalArtisanC-Sink
RiverseStandard
VCS
CAR
Puro
Standard
GlobalBiocharC-Sink
Eligiblefeedstock3
Biomass
feedstocklisted
ontheEBC/
WBCpositive
list
Biomassfrom
forestrymust
comefrom
sustainably
certified
forestry
Additionality4
Proofrequired
1)Demonstrate
CO2removalisa
resultofcarbon
finance
2)Providefull
project
financialsand
counterfactual
analysisbased
onbaseline
Already
existing
processing
plant
accepted
Yes
Wastebiomassonly
Feedstock
mustbepurely
biogenicwaste
biomassandnot
purposefully
grown
Proofrequired
1)Pass
regulatory
surplus(project
activitiesare
notmandated
bylaw)
2)Meet
appliability
conditions
(‘positivelist’)
onsection4
ofthe
methodology
No
Biochar
production
facilitymust
benew
Onlycarbonneutral
biomass+
(seepositivelist
providedby
CSI)
Biomassfrom
forestrymust
comefrom
sustainably
certified
forestry
Proofrequired
1)Assess
regulatory
requirements
forbiochar
productionand
application
asaremoval
technology:
Additional
Carbon
Removal
&Biomass
Feedstock
Additionality
Yes
Onlycarbonneutral
biomass+
(seepositivelist
providedby
CSI)
Forestbiomass
No
demonstration
required
Guaranteedby
thestandard
andalloweduse
casesitself
Yes
Proofof
successful
trainingforthe
appropriate
technologyis
required
Wastebiomass
andnon-waste
purposefully
grownbiomass
meeting
environmental
safeguard
criteria
Proofrequired
1)Pass
performancestandardtest
2)Pass
regulatorysurplustest
Proofrequired
ofno
doublecounting
requiredifthe
biocharactivity
overlapswith
othercarbonor
GHGmitigation
activities
Yes
Biomass
feedstocklisted
ontheEBC/
WBCpositive
list
Proofrequired
1)Pass
regulatory
surplus
2)Show
financial
additionality
3)Show
prevalence
additionality
(mustnotbea
normormarket
practice)
Yes
+Carbonneutralbiomass:agriculturalbiomass,biomasswastefromforestmanagement,municipalwaste,otherbiogenicresidues.
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SELECTINGTHERIGHTMETHODOLOGY
GlobalArtisanC-Sink
RiverseStandard
VCS
CAR
Puro
Standard
GlobalBiocharC-Sink
Production
technology
allowed5
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Biomassboilers
Pyrolysisgases
andtarsmustbe
combustedor
adequately
recovered,
resultingin
negligibleGHG
Biocharenduse6
Soil+non-soilapplications
Biochar
tracking
requirements
Proofthat
biocharend-
usedoesnot
causeCO2
returning
tothe
atmosphere
mustbekept
inrecordsand
submittedfor
auditing
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Biomassboilers
GHG
quantificationis
differentiated
foreach
technologytype
Soil+non-soilapplications
Tracking
recordsmust
beprovided
throughoutthe
entirechainof
custodyfrom
sourcingtothe
end-use
application.
Anytracking
softwareis
allowed
Pyrolysis
Withthe
EBC/WBC
certification
ofthebiochar
production,
thepyrolysis
technology
isvalidated&
approved
Soil+non-soilapplications
Tracking
recordsmust
beprovided
throughoutthe
entirechainof
custodyfrom
sourcingtothe
end-use
application.
dMRV
systemrequired,
andmustbe
endorsedbyCSI
annually
PyrolysisGasification
Low
technology
OR
Pyrolysiscookstoves
Othersmust
gothrougha
system
endorsement
Soil+non-soilapplications
Tracking
recordsmust
beprovided
throughoutthe
entirechainof
custodyfrom
sourcingtothe
end-use
application.
dMRV
systemrequired,
andmustbe
endorsedbyCSI
annually
Pictures
requiredwith
date/timestamp
&geolocation.
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Biomassboilers
Soil+non-soilapplications
Tracking
recordsmust
beprovided
throughoutthe
entirechainof
custodyfrom
sourcingtothe
end-use
application.
Tracking
software,
third-party
tracking,or
paperbillsof
ladingisallowed
PyrolysisGasification
Soil
applications+
incorporation
inconstruction
materials
Tracking
recordsmust
beprovided
throughoutthe
entirechainof
custodyfrom
sourcingtothe
end-use
application.
Tracking
software,
third-party
tracking,or
paperbillsof
ladingisallowed
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SELECTINGTHERIGHTMETHODOLOGY
GlobalArtisanC-Sink
RiverseStandard
VCS
CAR
Puro
Standard
GlobalBiocharC-Sink
Requirementsforend-useapplications7
Biochar
environmental
qualitymust
beassessed&
demonstrated
tomeetcertain
benchmarks
foruse
(e.g.insoils,seerule1.1.7inthemethodology)
Leakage&uncertainties
Allupstream
&downstream
emission
sourcesmust
beincludedin
theLCAviause
ofadequate
emissionfactors
(e.g.transportis
notconsidered
leakage,but
directproject
emissions)
Additionalleakage
penaltiesmaybe
applieddepend-
ingonproject
specifics(landuse
change,energy
leakage,etc.)
Biocharmustbe
utilizedwithin1yearof
production
Ifappliedtosoil:1)mustbe
mixedwith
othersubstrates
2)mustcomply
withIBItesting
guidelinesor
EBCproduction
Non-soil
end-use
application
requires
sequestered
carbonis
preserved
long-term
Leakage
emissionsare
partofthenet
GHG
quantification
Leakageemissions
areprimarily
attribute
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