Planboo utilizes biochar produced from sustainably sourced bamboo and plant waste to create verified carbon sinks that permanently sequester CO2 in soil for over 1,000 years. This technology empowers landowners in the tropics to enhance soil health and generate income through carbon credits, addressing climate change and supporting local economies.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
The increasing concentration of atmospheric CO2 requires scalable and permanent carbon removal solutions to mitigate climate change. Current carbon offset programs often lack transparency and verifiable long-term sequestration, hindering effective climate action. Landowners in tropical regions, who are disproportionately affected by climate change, often lack the resources and technology to participate in carbon removal initiatives.
Solution
Planboo provides a technology platform that enables landowners in the tropics to produce biochar from sustainably sourced biomass, creating a verified carbon sink by permanently sequestering CO2 in soil. Their digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) technology ensures transparent and scientifically valid carbon removal, resulting in high-quality carbon credits for climate-conscious businesses and individuals. By providing the tools, technology, and training, Planboo empowers local communities to improve soil health, increase farmer incomes, and contribute to global carbon removal efforts. The biochar production process removes approximately 2 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere for every 1 tonne of biochar produced.
Target Audience
Planboo's primary customers include climate-conscious companies and individuals seeking high-quality, verified carbon removal credits, as well as landowners and project developers in the tropics looking to generate income through sustainable biochar production.
Features
- IoT hardware and digital software for real-time monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) of carbon removal.
- Accredited methodology for biochar carbon removal, certified by Puro.earth and Carbon Standards International (CSI).
- Technology platform that equips landowners with the tools and training to convert biomass into biochar.
- Facilitation of carbon credit generation and sales for landowners.
- Focus on projects in the tropics to direct carbon finance to regions most affected by climate change.
- Biochar application improves soil health and increases agricultural productivity.
- Carbon removal is permanent, with biochar sequestering carbon in soils for over 1,000 years.