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Biochar Carbon Calculator

Full biomass → biochar → CO₂e sequestration chain

Biomass Input
kg wet
Feedstock
Moisture Content15%
Pyrolysis
Biochar Yield (of dry mass)28%
Carbon Content of Biochar70%
Carbon Accounting
Process Emissions15%
Permanence Discount10%
Results
Wet biomass in—
→Dry biomass—
→Biochar produced—
→Carbon in biochar—
→Gross CO₂e—
− Process emissions—
− Permanence discount—
Net CO₂e Sequestered
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tCO₂e (verified, net)
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Key Ratios
tCO₂e per tonne biomass—
tCO₂e per tonne biochar—
kg biochar per tCO₂e credit—
⚠️ Ratio above 4 — check carbon content & yield inputs
❌ Ratio above 6 — physically implausible, adjust inputs
Advanced — Emission Factors Override defaults if you have project-specific data
ratio
IPCC default: 3.667 (44/12 molecular weight ratio)
The Carbon Workbench · Gold Standard methodology · thecarbonworkbench.com

Carbon Footprint Analyser

Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions for your organisation — BSI PAS 2060 aligned

Organisation
Employees (FTE)50
Scope 1 — Direct Emissions
Gas heating (kWh/yr)45,000
Fleet fuel (litres/yr)2,000
Scope 2 — Purchased Energy
Electricity (kWh/yr)80,000
Scope 3 — Value Chain
Business flights (hrs/yr)40
Staff commute (avg km/day)15
Results
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Scope 1
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Scope 2
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Scope 3
Total Annual Footprint
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tCO₂e per year
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Gas heating
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Fleet fuel
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Electricity
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Flights
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Commuting
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CarbonZero Offset Cost
At £12/tCO₂e (Gold Standard) —
Advanced — Emission Factors Override UK DESNZ 2024 defaults with your own verified factors
kg/kWh
UK DESNZ 2024 default: 0.183
kg/litre
UK DESNZ 2024 default: 2.392
kg/kWh
UK DESNZ 2024: 0.207 · India: 0.82 · Kenya: 0.17
kg/km
Economy average incl. RFI: 0.195
kg/km
Average petrol car: 0.21 · EV: 0.05
The Carbon Workbench · BSI PAS 2060 · thecarbonworkbench.com
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Project Feasibility Modeller

Model credit volumes, revenue projections and ROI for Gold Standard and Verra projects.

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Project Feasibility Modeller

Credit volumes, revenue and ROI projections for carbon projects

Project Scale
Households reached5,000
tCO₂e per household / yr2.4
Credit price (£/tCO₂e)£12
Project life (years)10 yr
Setup cost£250k
Annual opex£40k
Projections
Total Revenue (project life)
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GBP
Annual credits—
Annual revenue—
Total credits (project life)—
Total costs—
Net profit—
Simple ROI—
The Carbon Workbench · Gold Standard methodology · thecarbonworkbench.com
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Cookstove Emissions Estimator

tCO₂e savings per household from improved cookstove deployment. Based on CO2Balance East Africa CDM methodology.

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Cookstove Emissions Estimator

tCO₂e savings from improved cookstove deployment — Gold Standard CDM methodology

Baseline Cooking
Wood used per household / day (kg)5 kg
Non-renewable biomass fraction70%
Improved Stove
Fuel saving vs baseline45%
Households in project1,000
Results
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tCO₂e / household / yr
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kg wood saved / day
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Total tCO₂e / yr
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10-yr project tCO₂e
The Carbon Workbench · Gold Standard CDM · thecarbonworkbench.com
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Credit Price Tracker

Indicative voluntary carbon market prices by standard, project type and vintage. Updated weekly.

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Credit Price Tracker

Indicative VCM prices by standard and project type — updated weekly

Voluntary Carbon Market — Indicative Prices
Gold Standard — Cookstoves
Sub-Saharan Africa · 2024 vintage
£11.80
+£0.40
Gold Standard — Safe Water
East Africa · 2024 vintage
£13.20
+£0.20
Verra VCS — REDD+
Tropical forest · 2023 vintage
£6.50
−£0.30
Puro.earth — Biochar
European · 2024 vintage
£89.00
+£2.00
Verra VM0044 — Biochar
2024 vintage
£72.00
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Gold Standard — Solar
South Asia · 2024 vintage
£8.40
−£0.10
ⓘ Indicative prices only. Actual prices vary by buyer, vintage, co-benefits and certification status. Contact CO2Balance for live pricing on specific project types.
The Carbon Workbench · Updated weekly · thecarbonworkbench.com