Google partners with startup to cut 100,000 tons of carbon

Exclusive: Google has a new contract with the carbon removal startup Charm Industrial for drawing down 100,000 tons of CO2 through 2030. Why it matters: It’s Charm’s first deal using biochar, which it produces using biomass from forest management. Learn more

Wall Street Green Digital Summit

Listen in as Jeff Earl sits down with Mitch Ratcliffe for an exclusive interview on Wall Street Green Digital, where they discuss the cutting-edge innovations of Sapphire Technologies and their transformative impact on the natural gas industry… Learn more

Fertilizers Increase Soil Water-Holding Capacity by Up to 47.8% and Enhance Soil Health

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, authors Muhammad Imran Rafique et al. introduced a novel approach to sustainable agriculture by developing biochar-based slow-release fertilizers (SRFs). The research details the synthesis of these SRFs using biochar, mica, and a semi-interpenetrating chitosan polymer network, and examines their effects on soil moisture and nutrient availability… Learn more

New Synthesized Biochar Study Finds Credible Indications For Gigaton Removal Potential

A recent study synthesized existing research data on biochar as a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) method, identifying credible indications that it has the potential to be scaled to gigaton CO2 removal levels. The review, authored by Australia-based researchers Zhe Han Weng and Annette L. Cowie, was published this month in Nature magazine… Learn more