Integrity shown
Additionality: the project must show it with a test (BiCRS v1.1, «Additionality»). CarbonMeld reads the test in the documents. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-ADDITIONALITY
RBW-BICRS — Biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS)
About this methodology
Biomass that took up carbon dioxide as it grew is turned into a durable form and stored, for example as biochar applied to soils. Modules give the rules for each way to capture and store the carbon.
- Issued by
- Rainbow Standard · issuer's site
- Version
- 1.1 · source ·
- Climate outcome
- CO2 removals
- Activity
- Biomass storage
- Official page
- docs.rainbowstandard.io ·
How our current method reads projects of this type
Versions of the official text these rules cover: RBW-BICRS-GEN v1.1, RBW-BICRS-CS-BCSOIL v2.3
What CarbonMeld reads
- shown
Durability of the storage: the methodology sets rules for it (BCSOIL v2.3, «Durability threshold»). CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-DURABILITY-MEASUREMENT
- shown
Sustainability of the feedstock: the methodology sets rules for it. CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-FEEDSTOCK-SUSTAINABILITY
- shown
Tracking of the end use: the methodology sets rules for it (BCSOIL v2.3, «Eligibility and scope»). CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-END-USE-TRACKING
Deductions that can apply
- Integrity deduction −1.0
Biochar: if the documents read do not state how long the carbon stays stored, CarbonMeld lowers integrity by 1.0. It also shows a red flag. CM-G-PERMANENCE-CLAIM-NOT-STATED
since engine 72 Link - Claim safety deduction −1.0
Biochar: if the documents read state that nobody tracks the end use of the biochar, CarbonMeld lowers claim safety by 1.0. CM-G-END-USE-NOT-TRACKED
since engine 72 Link - Claim safety deduction −0.5
Biochar: if the documents read state that the project does not address the feedstock's sustainability, CarbonMeld lowers claim safety by 0.5. It also shows a red flag. CM-G-FEEDSTOCK-NOT-ADDRESSED
since engine 72 Link
Set by the methodology or the programme, not assessed by our current method
- not assessed
Leakage: the methodology sets rules for it. Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-LEAKAGE
- not assessed
Permanence and reversals: the methodology sets rules for it (BCSOIL v2.3, «Reversal risk assessment»). Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-PERMANENCE-REVERSAL
- not assessed
No legal requirement for the activity: the methodology sets rules for it. Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-REGULATORY-SURPLUS
- not assessed
Social safeguards and consent of communities (FPIC): the methodology requires an assessment of environmental and social risks (BiCRS v1.1, «Environmental and social safeguards»). It does not mention consent of communities. Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-RAINBOW-BIOCHAR-SAFEGUARDS-FPIC
Not applicable to this type — never a gap in our current method
The criterion does not apply to this methodology. Our current method never counts it as a gap.
- CM-N-GRID-EFGrid emission factor
- CM-N-BUFFERBuffer pool
- CM-N-FNRBFraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB)
- CM-N-USAGEUsage rate of the devices
The general rules apply as well. Read the general rules.
Top projects using RBW-BICRS
This page ranks projects using RBW-BICRS by their CarbonMeld document-based assessment scores. The rank compares project assessments; it is not a rating of the methodology itself.
14 rated projects of the 45 tracked in this methodology · average score 5.9/10 · ranked by CarbonMeld's document-based assessment scores across all four dimensions: integrity, transparency, claim safety and documentation.
14 analysed project pages, A–Z →
- 4 6.7 ▲ +0.5
- 5 6.7 ▲ +2.4
- 6 6
- 7 6
- 8 5.9
- 9 5.5 ▲ +0.2
- 10 5.3 ▲ +0.3
- 11 5.3
- 12 4.9
- 13 4.8 ▲ +0.1
- 14 4.8 ▼ -0.6