The Climate Action Reserve recently adopted its inaugural U.S. and Canada Biochar Protocol, opening a new pathway for high-quality credits from natural climate solutions in the global voluntary carbon market. Biochar production leverages the productive use of various feedstocks, often considered waste biomass, including non-merchantable residues from timber harvests and fuel thinnings. The U.S. and Canada Biochar Protocol supports activities that divert biomass from business-as-usual uses, convert it into biochar, and apply it in ways that ensure long-term carbon storage. This initiative mobilizes capital for climate projects, engages communities, and achieves significant global GHG reductions.
Join us in this webinar featuring the Reserve’s very own Jon Remucal, Director of Nature-Based Solutions, and Marissa Spence, Forest Manager, as they delve into the process of quantifying, monitoring, reporting, and verifying the climate benefits of biochar production and use. Additionally, they will introduce the tools developed by the Reserve to aid project management and credit quantification, and outline opportunities for you to participate in our program.
| Date & Location | Event | Reserve Staff Participating |
|---|---|---|
| October 28-30, 2025 San Jose, California |
VERGE Hosted by Trellis |
McKenzie Smith, Associate Director |
| October 30, 2025 Webinar |
Foro de Sustentabilidad 2025 – Sustentabilidad 360: Integridad y Transparencia en la Gestión del Ciclo de Vida y Carbono Hosted by ANCE |
Abbey Garcia, Manager, LAC |
| November 11-16, 2025 Belém, Brazil |
UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) 30 Hosted by Brazil |
Amy Kessler, Director of Latin America |
| November 19-20, 2025 Anaheim, CA |
Sustainable Agriculture Summit Hosted by Field to Market and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy |
McKenzie Smith, Associate Director |