Biochar, a charcoal-like material derived from plant biomass, has long been hailed as a promising tool for carbon dioxide removal. However, a new study by Stanford researchers highlights a critical ...

Microsoft is buying over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from India's Varaha over the next three years.

The agreement is Microsoft's third carbon removal agreement to be announced this week alone, following deals with egenerative ...

GURUGRAM, India, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Varaha, a leading developer of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects with smallholder farmers across Asia, today announced a major offtake agreement with ...

On a site next to a sawmill in Waverly, Virginia, a startup takes sawdust and offcuts from the mill and heats it up to turn it into biochar, a material that can store carbon for hundreds or thousands ...

Microsoft partners with Varaha to launch a biochar project in Maharashtra, removing 2 million tonnes of CO2 while supporting ...

Biochar traps microorganisms that can sequester carbon emissions in the soil for long periods of time, lessening farmers’ environmental impact. It can also help farmers by holding things like ...

New York State awards $101M for rail, port improvements New York’s infrastructure got a major boost Friday as Governor Kathy Hochul announced $101 million in grants for rail and port projects. NY ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...