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Re-assessment pendingPURBiochar, 2022United States

USA

Developer: Himalayan Sustainable Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (dba Takachar)

PUR-980845 ↗

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#82of 183 in Biochar#702of 1794 in United States#36of 111 in Puro.earth (PUR)

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 3 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.2 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Scored2026-09-03medium confidence

evidence:4/4registry documents analyzed · 5red flags

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Analysis

The Takachar Novato biochar project demonstrates solid permanence characteristics inherent to soil-applied biochar, with no reversal events and customer attestations confirming end-use. However, the project-specific baseline, complete absence of any leakage treatment, and six material findings (including LCA and CORC calculation discrepancies) temper confidence in the overall credit quality. The exact match between claimed and verified ERR is reassuring, but the thinness of monitoring detail and documentation gaps leave meaningful uncertainty.

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Findings

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish CORSIA eligibility per project.

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentBiochar Methodology

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Carbon removal

    Takes CO₂ out of the atmosphere — the only type that can neutralise residual emissions in an SBTi net-zero claim.

    Source: project standard

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2025
1170117
Total1170117

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Analysis ProvenanceGeneral Methodologyv2.1
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