Resources

August 11, 2025

Biochar is now formally included in the EU’s REACH charcoal dossier (EC-No. 240-383-3), making compliance a legal requirement for producers, importers, and users in the European Economic Area handling one tonne or more annually. This guide explains what REACH is, how it works, who needs to comply, and the step-by-step process for registering biochar—along with the resources available to make the process smoother and more cost-effective.

July 2, 2025

Europe’s biochar sector is gaining speed, but the path to climate-scale impact depends on political will. Download the report and watch the webinar to understand what’s at stake.

June 10, 2025

Europe is facing an industrial trilemma: achieving climate-neutrality while securing its strategic autonomy and industrial competitiveness. Transforming these challenges into the foundations of a prosperous and sustainable European economy requires holistic solutions that create economic value, foster social inclusion, and strengthen regional cohesion.

May 19, 2025

The metallurgical sector is one of the hardest to decarbonise—and yet one of the most crucial for Europe's climate-neutral future. While electrification and hydrogen will lead much of the transition, carbon remains indispensable in key industrial processes such as ore reduction and alloy production.

May 6, 2025

The carbon economy is evolving, and policies like CBAM are setting the pace. For those in metallurgy and large-scale industry, biochar isn't just a soil amendment—it's a strategic asset in a carbon-conscious world.

April 15, 2025

Biochar Europe (BCE) has formulated a position advocating for the integration of Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) into the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This comes as the EU prepares for a comprehensive review of the carbon market in 2026, which will address the inclusion of carbon removal technologies. The review, expected in the second half of 2026, will mark a key step in the evolution of the EU ETS, focusing on carbon removals between late 2026 and early 2027.

March 31, 2025

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world's largest developer and publisher of international standards, with a network of national standards bodies from 172countries, has expanded into the standardization of biochar and biocarbon.

March 13, 2025

Press Release: A New Name for a Bigger Vision.

February 10, 2025

A research publication by Sanei et al. (2025) re-analyses meta-data in a model proposed by Woolf et al. (2021), which is frequently used to predict biochar's carbon sequestration potential. It reveals significant deficiencies related to how the model is set up, or its parameterization.

December 13, 2024

Biochar Europe is working collaboratively with the metallurgical industry to address the challenges we face integrating biochar into metallurgic value chains.

November 4, 2024

Did you know that exposure to PFAS, often called "forever chemicals," is costing EU countries between €54-82 billion annually in health-related expenses.

August 28, 2024

Explores biochar's role in sustainable construction and carbon removal through concrete.

July 15, 2024

Announcement for the 2025 Biochar Summit.

June 11, 2024

Research shows biochar can boost methane production in biogas plants by 7.93%.

April 11, 2024

Proposes biochar from sewage sludge be included in EU Fertilising Products Regulation.

March 20, 2024

Latest report on biochar market trends and projections.

March 15, 2024

Insights into the permanence of biochar based on recent studies.

January 30, 2024

An analytical dive into biochar permanence with expert Hamed Sanei.

December 22, 2023

Examines biochar’s role in long-term carbon removal to tackle climate change.

January 31, 2023

October 14, 2020

Biochar Europe's White Paper on biochar carbon removals to mitigate climate change.