Novocarbo Rhine
Score Breakdown
Integrity
verified The verification report (2025) confirms additionality using an investment test and reports no material findings.
missing Leakage is not addressed and permanence risk controls (e.g., buffer contribution or reversal provisions) are not evidenced in the extracted record.
Transparency
verified A named VVB (bio.inspecta AG) and a defined monitoring period (2023-06-11 to 2024-04-01) are provided in the verification record (2025).
missing Key MRV outputs (claimed vs verified removals) and usage/monitoring details are not found in the extracted record.
Claim Safety
verified The project is stated as not CORSIA-eligible in the extracted record, reducing aviation-claim channel risk.
missing Corrective actions in the verification report (2025) suggest potential boundary/quantification weaknesses (feedstock upstream impacts and transport/end-of-life coverage).
Documentation
verified The extracted record references Puro General Rules 3.1 and Annex A Biochar Methodology (version 3) and identifies the VVB in a dated verification report (2025-05-07).
missing Evidence document labeling is weak (evidence docs listed as “unknown”), and contradictions exist on whether safeguards and VVB-confirmed additionality are stated.
Detailed Analysis
Integrity
The verification report (2025-05-07) indicates additionality was assessed via an investment test and confirmed by the VVB, and it reports no material findings. However, the same verification record lists corrective actions requiring proof that wood chips are waste with net-zero upstream impact and requiring an EBC Sink (or equivalent) certificate covering emissions from factory gate to grave, which signals unresolved boundary and upstream accounting risks. Leakage is explicitly not addressed in the extracted record and no leakage deduction is evidenced, and permanence controls (buffer contribution and reversal provisions) are not found in the extracted record.
Transparency
The extracted record provides the VVB name (bio.inspecta AG), methodology reference (Puro General Rules 3.1 and Annex A Biochar Methodology, version 3), and a specific monitoring period (2023-06-11 to 2024-04-01) from the verification report (2025). At the same time, the extracted record does not include claimed or verified total removals for the period, nor the usage monitoring method, which limits third-party reproducibility. The registry is listed generically as “other” and the evidence document list is not clearly identified (shown as “unknown”), reducing traceability.
Claim Safety
The project is stated as not CORSIA-eligible in the extracted record, which lowers the risk of high-stakes aviation claims. CCP status is not found in the extracted record, so alignment with higher-integrity labels cannot be confirmed. The corrective actions in the verification report (2025) around feedstock classification and full life-cycle emissions coverage increase over-crediting risk until closed, because they relate directly to whether net removals are being conservatively quantified.
Documentation
A dated verification report (2025-05-07) is present with a named VVB and references to the applicable Puro rules/methodology (version 3), and the extraction confidence is medium. However, the evidence document list is not properly identified (listed as “unknown”) despite 9 documents being used, which makes it hard to audit what sources support key claims. The presence of multiple corrective actions in the verification report (2025) also indicates the documentation package was not yet fully complete at the time of assessment.
Overall
Two contradictions are present: safeguards are both indicated as mentioned and not mentioned, and VVB-confirmed additionality is both indicated as true and false. I privilege the values aligned with the dated verification report (2025-05-07) because it is the most recent and typically the highest-authority assurance document; however, the contradictions still reduce confidence and therefore lower transparency/documentation scores. Separately, the mismatch between the stated crediting period (2018–2021) and the monitoring period (2023–2024) in the extracted record adds uncertainty about the exact issuance/verification scope, keeping the overall score in the mid range.
Audit Analysis
This Puro biochar removal project has a credible additionality narrative in the latest verification record, but key integrity elements (leakage treatment, permanence/buffer approach, and baseline reassessment) are not evidenced in the extracted record. Multiple corrective actions in the verification report indicate unresolved quantification and boundary issues that could affect credited removals.
Project Description
Carbon removal through industrial pyrolysis technology We sequester atmospheric carbon into biochar and put that valuable carbon to use: in healthy, fertile soil, blue green infrastructure to substituting fossil carbons in circular economy concepts. We actively remove carbon from the atmosphere through biochar by converting high volumes of biogenic residues into sustainable carbon removal on an industrial scale. Once incorporated into soil the carbon it contains is removed from the natural cycle for centuries: The most stable and safest CO2 sink and the only commercially proven Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) technology becomes reality. Novocarbo GmbH The Novocarbo GmbH leverages a breadth of knowledge and experience to lead the way to developing a strong and sustainable biochar industry. We are a leading operator of pyrolysis plants and an international trading platform for biochar and its derivatives, Novocarbo draws from an extensive network of strong partnerships and collaboration with research institutions to push the frontiers in biochar applications. Our highly customizable biochar solutions can be used across a number of industries, such as a soil amendment, water treatment and as an additive to decarbonize industrial products such as textiles or sustainable building materials. We provide biochar solutions to various green city projects and construction sites throughout Europe. SWISS BIOCHAR With our company Swiss Biochar we bring 10 years of experience in developing high-performance substrates. Here we refine our biochar with a scientifically proven high-quality process for green/blue infrastructure and agriculture applications which can be tailored to the customers’ needs. Novocarbo's goal is to participate in the mitigation of climate change actively. We are constantly striving to gather and generate new vital knowledge in regard to products, market dynamics and development.
Red Flags
- Verification report (2025) lists corrective actions on feedstock waste status and upstream impacts, and requires an EBC Sink (or equivalent) certificate covering emissions from factory gate to grave.
- Leakage is not addressed and no leakage deduction is evidenced in the extracted record, despite biochar supply-chain risks.
- Crediting period shown (2018–2021) does not align with the monitoring period (2023–2024) in the extracted record, creating uncertainty about what period the verification covers.
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 235 | 235 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 190 | 190 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 700 | 700 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 169 | 169 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,294 | 1,294 | 0 |
Cosa migliorerebbe questo punteggio
- Publish/clearly reference the underlying evidence documents (PDD/monitoring/verification attachments) and disclose claimed vs verified removals for the monitoring period, including uncertainty and any deductions.
- Close the verification corrective actions by providing (i) robust proof of feedstock waste status and upstream emissions treatment and (ii) a certificate or equivalent documentation covering emissions from factory gate to grave, plus an explicit leakage assessment and deduction (or justified negligible leakage).
Questi suggerimenti indicano quali prove pubbliche aggiuntive potrebbero migliorare il livello di confidenza di questa valutazione. Non garantiscono un punteggio futuro più alto.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed in latest verification, but contradicted elsewhere
No buffer/reversal provisions evidenced in extracted record
Leakage not addressed and no deduction evidenced
Project-specific baseline; reassessment timing not evidenced
Safeguards mentioned but FPIC/grievance not evidenced and contradiction present
Not CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not evidenced
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