The Scaling Biochar Forum

The Scaling Biochar Forum was a two-day educational webinar series held October 13–14, 2020, bringing together more than 20 leading researchers, practitioners, and industry innovators to explore biochar’s potential as a scalable climate solution. Through short presentations and panel discussions, speakers examined biochar production pathways, agricultural and forest applications, compost integration, construction materials, water filtration, and emerging carbon finance models.

The forum highlighted how biochar—produced from surplus forestry, agricultural, and urban biomass—can convert up to 50 percent of plant carbon into a stable form that supports carbon drawdown while improving soil health, restoring degraded landscapes, reducing wildfire risk, and creating economic opportunities in rural and urban communities. Designed for philanthropic, municipal, and social-impact audiences, the event emphasized practical, deployable approaches and cross-sector collaboration to accelerate adoption of carbon-negative biochar systems worldwide.