Portfolio Project

Biochar In Soil

This project converts maize residues into biochar, creating long-term carbon storage with up to 1,000 years of persistence under the Global Artisan C-Sink Standard. It targets approximately 30.6 tCO2eq sequestered per year over its initial five years.

Location

Africa

Eligibility

Article 6

Standard

Carbon Standards

Pathway

Artisan Biochar

Status

Spot

The project will increase carbon sequestration by working the produced biochar into different matrixes and in this way create a long-term carbon storage with a persistence of up to 1000 years as according to the Global Artisan C-Sink Standard. Without the project, no C-sink would be created since maize does not constitute a long-term carbon reservoir. In the initial 5 years of the project we expect carbon sequestration of approximately 30.6 t CO2eq / year.