How to get carbon credits for Biochar
A practical walkthrough of what it takes to earn verified carbon credits from biochar production facilities — and where digital evidence makes or breaks the process.
How the credit process flows for biochar
01
Log feedstock intake
Biomass type, source and quantity recorded with supplier and transport evidence.
02
Record pyrolysis batches
Feedstock in, biochar out, process parameters — the core of your removal calculation, logged batch by batch.
03
Capture application evidence
GPS location, quantity and geotagged photos confirm biochar reached the soil, not just the yard.
04
Export the custody chain
Every tonne is traceable end to end through linked records and an immutable audit trail.
This is the same field-to-credit flow every methodology follows — see it explained in general terms on our impact page.
Why biochar credits get delayed or discounted
Almost every delay traces back to one of these four evidence gaps.
Undocumented feedstock
Biomass arrives with no record of its source, so additionality and sustainability claims can't be substantiated.
Notebook batch logs
Pyrolysis batches are jotted in notebooks with process temperatures missing — the core of the removal calculation, unverifiable.
No application proof
Nothing links biochar produced to biochar applied, so 'made' and 'in the ground' get quietly assumed to be equal.
Broken chain of custody
Registries demand an unbroken feedstock-to-field custody chain that paper processes were never set up to keep.
Biochar carbon credits — FAQs
Key questions about generating and verifying Biochar carbon credits.
Does TrueCarbon support Puro.earth biochar methodology requirements?
TrueCarbon's configurable schema captures the production, feedstock and application data points required by Puro.earth and VM0044, and exports them in verifier-ready formats.
Can we track multiple production sites in one programme?
Yes. Multi-site programmes are native — each kiln or production unit is registered separately with its own batch history.
Guides for other methodologies
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