Verra Biochar Projects and Market
Parent hub: Verra VM0044
Market MOC: Market Hub · Supply Landscape · Buyers and Offtakes · Historical Deals
Integrity: Durable CDR Quality Tiers · Risks and Controversies
Only named, sourced project and market facts appear below. Do not invent issuance volumes, prices, or unpublished pipeline counts.
First registered VM0044 project — Reignite
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Project Reignite: Turning Farm Waste into Climate Action | Verra 8 Oct 2024 |
| Verra Project ID | 4679 | same |
| Methodology at registration | VM0044 v1.1 | same |
| Location | Odisha, India | same |
| Developer | Together for Restoration | same |
| Activity | Rural farmers stop open burning of ag waste; produce biochar; apply as soil amendment on same farms | same |
| Milestone | Announced as first registered VM0044 project | same |
Photo of Reignite is also used on Verra’s v2.0 consultation page (15 Jul 2026).
Live issuance / retirement totals: pull from Verra Registry rather than hard-coding stale counters here.
Market positioning signals (Verra)
| Signal | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mitigation potential messaging | Biochar systems could deliver ~1 Gt CO₂e/yr by 2050 (conservative estimate) | revision announcement; first-project post |
| ICVCM | VM0044 v1.2 CCP-Approved (24 Jul 2025) | ICVCM M43 |
| CCP commercial plumbing | Digital CCP label request; checklist at verification | CCP form notice |
| Public biochar price index | None equivalent to Puro CORCCHAR | Puro Pricing and CORC Indexes |
Buyer implication: CCP-labelled removal VCUs may clear differently from unlabeled engineered-CDR certificates — see Durable CDR Quality Tiers · Verra vs Isometric vs Puro.
Pipeline / version transition risk
| Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Greenfield-only under v1.x | Existing US plants may be excluded until v2.0 |
| v2.0 consultation (Jul–Aug 2026) | Existing facilities, project-method additionality, H/Corg monitoring — rules not final (consultation) |
| CCP re-assessment of v2.0 | Verra will submit v2.0 to ICVCM; timing unknown |
Comparative project examples (other registries)
| Registry | Example | Why listed here |
|---|---|---|
| Isometric | Charm Range & Plains; Carba Burnsville | Modular soil / burial paths — Isometric Biochar Protocol |
| Puro | 70+ biochar projects since 2019 (Puro claim) | Puro.earth Overview · Supply Landscape |
Do not double-count the same physical tonne across registries (Double Counting and Credit Ownership).
Fees as market friction
Indicative Verra VCS public fees (not VVB quotes): listing USD 1,500; registration USD 3,750; verification review USD 5,000; levy USD 0.23/t claimed — fee schedule. Detail: Verra VM0044 Project Cycle and MRV.