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The presentation discusses biochar as a carbon credit tool, highlighting its role in carbon sequestration, soil fertility enhancement, and emissions reduction. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages of biochar, including its potential for increasing crop yields and challenges related to cost and environmental risks. Recommendations for promoting biochar adoption include developing measurement protocols, ensuring sustainable biomass sourcing, and supporting farmer education.

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INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

(ENV 107)
SECTION : 21, Semester : Summer : 2025

A Presentation on:

BIOCHAR AS A CARBON CREDIT


TOOL

INSTRUCTOR: EHSAN AHMED


ASHRAFI (EAA)
Lecturer, North South University
A Presentation on:

BIOCHAR AS A CARBON CREDIT


TOOL
MD. ZEBRIL KHAN KAZI RUFAIDA
ZIA AFNAN
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BIOCHAR
IN GLOBAL
CARBON
MARKETS

T H E E A RT H N E E D S A DEEP DIVE THROUGH PERSPECTIVES


US TO CHANGE
INTRODUCTION TO
BIOCHAR, CARBONN CREDIT
AND CARBON MARKET
BIOCHAR

CARBON CREDIT

CARBON CREDIT MARKET


BIOCHAR
CARBON-RICH PRODUCT FROM PYROLYSIS OF
BIOMASS AT 350–700°C UNDER LOW OXYGEN
(LEHMANN & JOSEPH, 2015). CARBON STABILITY
>70% OF CARBON IN BIOCHAR RESISTS
DEGRADATION FOR >100 YEARS (WOOLF ET AL.,
2010)
HOW BIOCHAR WORKS IN
CARBON SEQUESTRATION

CARBON ABSORPTION

PYROLYSIS

SEQUESTERS CARBON
WHY CONSIDER
BIOCHAR FOR
CARBON CREDITS?
LO N G -T E R M C A R B O N
S E Q U E S T R AT I O N
S O I L F E RT I L I T Y E N R I C H M E N T
E M I SS I O N S R E D U C T I O N
N E G AT I V E E M I SS I O N S
WA S T E VA LO R I Z AT I O N
WAT E R R E T E N T I O N
ADVANTAGES OF BIOCHAR

CARBON CROP YIELD INCREASE METHANE EMISSION NUTRIENT RETENTION WASTE MANAGEMENT
SEQUESTRATION REDUCTION IMPROVEMENT

2.5–5 tCO₂e/ha/yr via 10t 10–20% average increase 30–50% reduction in Up to 40% higher soil 1t agricultural residue can
biochar addition (Jeffery et al., in degraded tropical soils CH₄ from rice paddies (Yan et nutrient retention (Jeffery create ~0.3–0.5t biochar
2017). (Jeffery et al., 2011). al., 2020). et al., 2017). (Kambo & Dutta, 2015)
FEW CASE STUDIES
ON BIOCHAR
APPLICATION
BANGLADESH: RAHMAN ET AL. (2022)
H U S K B I O C H A R A P P L I E D T O PA D DY F I E L D
• 15% INCREASE IN RICE YIELD
• 38% REDUCTION IN METHANE EMISSIONS

G E R M A N Y: B E R G E R E T A L . ( 2 0 2 1 )
C O M M E R C I A L B I O C H A R FA R M T R I A L S
• AVERAGE 18% INCREASE IN CROP YIELD OVER 3 YEARS
• CARBON SEQUESTRATION OF ~3 TCO₂E/HA/YR
• RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITHIN 5 YEARS DUE TO YIELD GAINS
F E E D S T O C K S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
CONCERNS

DISADVANTAG HIGH INITIAL COSTS

ES OF P O T E N T I A L E N V I R O N M E N TA L R I S K S

BIOCHAR MEASUREMENT CHALLENGES

M A R K E T U N C E RTA I N T Y
DISADVANTAGES OF
BIOCHAR
FEEDSTOCK HIGH INITIAL POTENTIAL SOIL PH MEASUREMENT MARKET BARRIERS
COMPETITION COSTS INCREASE UNCERTAINTY

10–15% biomass Pyrolysis plant Soil pH increased ±15–25% variance in <1% share in
diverted from setup >$500,000 by 0.3–0.5 units; carbon permanence voluntary carbon
fuelwood or fodder for small scale risk for acid soils estimates (Major et markets (Ecosystem
use (Hossain et al., (~10 t/day) (Woolf et al., al., 2012). Marketplace,
2023). (Kambo & Dutta, 2010). 2024currently).
2015).
CASE STUDIES ON
DISADVANTAGES OF BIOCHAR
B A N G L A D E S H : H O SS A I N E T A L . ( 2 0 2 3 ) F E E D S T O C K S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
S T U DY
• 12% OF LOCAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED FUELWOOD SHORTAGES LINKED TO BIOMASS
COLLECTION FOR BIOCHAR

• BURDEN INCREASED FOR LOW-INCOME FARMERS DUE TO PYROLYSIS COST

AMAZON: LEHMANN ET AL. (2020) BIOCHAR TRIAL


VA R I A B I L I T Y
• CARBON SEQUESTRATION VARIED BY ±40% BASED ON SOIL TYPE AND BIOCHAR PROPERTIES

• SOME BIOCHAR TYPES LED TO REDUCED NITROGEN AVAILABILITY, IMPACTING CROP GROWTH
ECONOMIC VIABILITY AND
MARKET READINESS

• BIOCHAR CARBON CREDITS PRICED ~$10–15/TCO₂E


( V O LU N TA RY M A R K E T ) V S . F O R E S T RY C R E D I T S
~$5–12/TCO₂E (ECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE, 2024).

• I n v e s t m e n t p ay b a c k : 3 – 7 y e a r s d e p e n d i n g o n c r o p y i e l d
gains and pyrolysis scale (Berger et al., 2021).

• Policy gaps and lack of international standards slow


market growth.
Develop internationally accepted MRV
protocols for biochar carbon credits.

Ensure sustainable biomass sourcing


standards to avoid resource competition

RECOMMENDATIO Promote farmer education and


community involvement to enhance
NS adoption
Support pilot projects with government
incentives and subsidies
CONCLUSI
ON
B I O C H A R P R E S E N T S A P R O M I S I N G B U T C O M P L E X O P P O RT U N I T Y I N
CARBON MARKETS

I T S P R O M O T I O N A S A C A R B O N C R E D I T C O U L D E N H A N C E C L I M AT E
M I T I G AT I O N A N D S U S TA I N A B L E A G R I C U LT U R E

R E Q U I R E S C A R E F U L R E G U L AT I O N , M E A S U R E M E N T, A N D
S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y C O N S I D E R AT I O N S

M O R E R E S E A R C H A N D P I LO T I N I T I AT I V E S A R E N E E D E D F O R G LO B A L
SCALE ADOPTION
Protect Today, Sustain Tomorrow
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S
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Ecosystem Marketplace. (2024). Voluntary Carbon Market Insights 2024. https://ecosystemmarketplace.com

Hossain, M. M., Karim, A., & Rahman, M. S. (2023). Socioeconomic impacts of biochar feedstock collection in rural Bangladesh. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 38(1), 56-65.
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IPCC. (2019). Special Report on Climate Change and Land. https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/

Jeffery, S., Verheijen, F. G. A., van der Velde, M., & Bastos, A. C. (2011). A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis. Agriculture,
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Jeffery, S., Abalos, D., Prodana, M., et al. (2017). Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields. Environmental Research Letters, 12(5), 053001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6802

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Woolf, D., Amonette, J. E., Street-Perrott, F. A., Lehmann, J., & Joseph, S. (2010). Sustainable biochar to mitigate global climate change. Nature Communications, 1, 56.
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Yuan, J., Xu, R. K., & Zhang, H. (2021). The forms of alkalis in the biochar produced from crop residues at different temperatures. Bioresource Technology, 102(3), 3488-3497.
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