The Climate Action Reserve (Reserve) U.S. and Canada Biochar Protocol provides guidance to account for, report, and verify carbon removals associated with the production and application of biochar.
The US and Canada Biochar Protocol V1.0 is labeled with the ICVCM CCP Logo. This indicates that the applicable methodology has been assessed and approved as being in adherence to the CCP Assessment Framework.
Protocol Revision
The U.S. and Canada Biochar Protocol is currently undergoing an update to Version 1.1. For more information, please visit the U.S. and Canada Biochar Protocol development webpage.
Project Listing Documents
The documents below are required during the project listing phase.
Project Registration Documents
The documents and tools below are designed to help project developers organize their project data and facilitate verification. Use of the templates provided is optional; however, the documents are required for verification.
Protocol Supporting Documents
Knowledge Hub
- Empowering Climate Action through Biochar: Insights into the U.S. and Canada Biochar Protocol V1.0 (August 13, 2024) Introduction and overview of the recently adopted U.S. and Canada Biochar Protocol Webinar recording Presentation slides