Biochar carbon removal (BCR) is a negative-emissions technology endorsed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that creates biochars using residual biomass from agriculture, forestry, or solid waste industries. The biochar is then applied in soil or put in durable materials such as cement or asphalt. Instead of the biomass decomposing and releasing carbon dioxide (CO2), the CO2 is sequestered and stored in the biochar for hundreds to a thousand years or more. BCR is also creating essential funding sources for producers, farmers, and others via the voluntary carbon market.

Turning agricultural residues into biochar reduces the need for farmers to burn residues, while also creating a valuable soil amendment that can improve soil, reduce water usage, lower methane emissions, and save on input costs for expensive and polluting chemical fertilizers.

As a highly-porous material that reacts to extreme temperature changes with ease, biochar is used to decarbonize the built environment, packaging, and other materials towards a carbon-negative, circular economy.