Carbon Removal Credits and Impacts.
Carbon Credits to be proud of
Carbon removal credits – if used responsibly – can accelerate action to avert dangerous climate change. Our projects also address the issue of biodiversity loss.
Reverse Carbon produces biochar that captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, stores it in soils, while stabilising and restoring old mine sites and contaminated lands. The process gives new life to the surroundings, healing deep wounds after mining activities, while removing man-made greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
One credit. Triple Impact.
On carbon removal credit contributes to triple impact. Our customers can make contributions claims to several SDGs.
High durability with Biochar Respositories
We create permanent C storage through sequestration of the biochar in deep repositories that are co-developed with post-operation eco-restoration of mine sites. Most of the biochar is mixed with backfilling materials. A smaller portion of the biochar is mixed with the topsoil layer. This will enhance establishment of a plant cover that prevents erosion and immobilize contaminants through the biochar’s adsorption capacity (e.g., Gao, et al., 2022, J Env Mgmt). Sequestration in deep repositories will protect the biochar from disturbances such as soil erosion, land use change, and wild-fires etc, thus providing superior C storage integrity.
High quality Carbon Removal Credits with Co-benefits.
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Permanent Carbon Removal
The highest treatment temperature (HTT) of the production process reaches approximately 700 °C which leads to a high fraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Carbon (PAC). The stability of the stable PAC fraction of biochars is believed to be on centennial timescales or greater (Howell et al, 2022)
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Additional
Strong additionality since biochar markets are virtually non-existing in less developed regions of the developing world.
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No double claiming
We rise ambition. By operating in developing countries without economy-wide NDC targets we can contribute to ambition raising, since the mitigation outcome will not be counted towards a national target.
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Massive methane reduction
Significant methane reductions are achieved by using bio-residues for feedstock instead of leaving it to decay, largely under anaerobic conditions, in waste heaps. According to a GHG LCA, the annual CH4 reductions correspond to approx 75 kt CO2e at the production rate 5 kt biochar/a) (Impact Forecast Validation Report, 2023).
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Reduction of toxics in soil
A study that specifically used biochar derived from bagasse, that was added to mine-contaminated agricultural soil, indicated that application at 7% rate to soil effectively increased plant biomass, reduced bioaccumulation and dietary intake of harmful metals as well as associated health risks as compared to other treatments and the control (Khan et al., 2020, Environ. Pollut.).
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Fast recovery
Agricultural benefits of biochar are most pronounced in carbon-depleted and acidic sub-Saharan soils. Biochar can increase harvests by over 25 percent and provide adaptation benefits such as resistance to droughts.
