Scaling Up biochar in India: Harnessing Carbon Markets for Climate, Farmers, and Industry

​This event will explore how India can rapidly scale biochar deployment by leveraging the power of voluntary and compliance carbon markets, ensuring environmental integrity, farmer inclusion, and commercial viability. It will bring together project developers, standard bodies, carbon finance experts, policymakers, corporates/buyers, and farmer‑focused organizations to move from pilots to scalable market models.

​The session will focus on real-world implementation challenges, credible MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification), integration with Indian agricultural systems, and demand creation from buyers seeking durable carbon removal from biochar projects.

​MODERATOR:

​Kranav Sharma, Technical Manager, Industrial Innovation, Verra

​PANELISTS:

​Kaushal Bisht, Partnerships Lead, Varaha

​Aparna Sharma, Programme Lead, CEEW

​Rutha Veena-Shashank, Program Manager, Remove