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ScoredCSIGlobal Artisan C-SinkZambiaRegistry: RegisteredGeneral Methodologyv2.1

Zambia Biochar Carbon Removal Program

GCSP-1085 ↗

#96of 173 in Biochar#16of 28 in Zambia#60of 118 in Global C-Sink (CSI)

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.6 / 10 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%.

Analysis

The Zambia Biochar Carbon Removal Program has a VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and documented feedstock sustainability, but suffers from a significant discrepancy in lifetime emission reduction figures between two PDD versions (10,000 vs 41,881 tCO₂e) and a contradiction on whether biochar carbon content was independently tested. The 1,000-year permanence claim is not yet supported by independent storage verification, and the absence of a life-cycle assessment weakens the carbon-removal claim for a project at validation stage.

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Findings

Risk Indicators

Additionality

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Permanence

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Leakage

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Baseline

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Safeguards

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Double-claim

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Evidence

Eligibility & market

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish CORSIA eligibility per project.

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • 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
2024
000
2025
3.4980.0323.466
2026
107.4720.909106.563
2027
000
2028
000
Total110.970.941110.029

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Profile & governance

Analysis ProvenanceGeneral Methodologyv2.1

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