By Tom Miles, Executive Director

This month we saw new carbon methodologies in development by Climate Action Reserve and Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). Climate Action Reserve is recruiting biochar experts for their Work Group. Submit Statements of Interest by August 27. VCS requests comments on their draft methodology by September 9. Also, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued their Sixth Assessment Report highlighting the dire global condition and the need for carbon reduction. On the US climate policy front, thanks to the many farm and environmental organizations that have supported biochar proposals in the infrastructure and other bills to assist production and research. This month, we are also seeing increased interest in biochar for carbon removal, new products, and new and larger production facilities. Let's take advantage of these opportunities to increase biochar production and use.