- Market Milestone: Sylvera launches its first durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) ratings, focusing on biochar projects.
- Проверка отрасли: New Biochar Ratings Framework addresses lifecycle and leakage challenges in the carbon market.
- Big Players Onboard: Microsoft, Google, and Swiss Re are investing in biochar-based carbon credits.
Biochar is emerging as a powerful carbon removal solution, capable of locking away carbon for centuries while enhancing soil fertility. Sylvera’s new ratings provide critical validation for biochar projects, ensuring transparency and quality in the fast-growing carbon credit market.
Подробнее:
Biochar is produced by heating biomass—like forest residue and crop waste—in low-oxygen environments. The process creates a stable form of carbon that, when buried in soil, can sequester carbon for hundreds of years.
Рыночный контекст:
- Biochar projects contributed over 90% of all issued carbon credits from removal projects in 2023, pushing the market to a $600 million valuation.
- Market leaders, including Microsoft, Googleи Швейцарская Re, have inked large-scale purchase agreements for biochar-based carbon credits.
Связанные статьи: Chestnut Carbon получает 160 млн долларов на расширение проектов по лесонасаждению и мер по удалению углерода в США
Проблемы остаются:
While biochar holds promise, Sylvera’s Biochar Ratings Framework aims to address key risks:
- Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA): Evaluating the full environmental impact of biochar projects.
- Leakage assessment: Preventing unintended fossil fuel demand driven by increased biochar production.
Our Biochar Ratings Framework ensures projects meet robust criteria for carbon removal, permanence, and economic feasibility, said Sylvera’s team.
Что дальше:
The new ratings are now available on Sylvera’s platform, marking a critical step in the company’s mission to support organizations investing in high-quality carbon credits.
Смотреть вперед:
As the biochar market matures, Sylvera’s data-driven approach, supported by a dedicated team of internal and external experts, aims to set a benchmark for quality and trust in carbon removal projects.
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