Microsoft and Google are buying in: Over 60% of biochar contracts locked by corporates

Biochar not only sequesters carbon but also improves soil quality. Pictured is a biochar test site operated by carbon removal company Exomad Green. (Image: Exomad Green’s official website)

Microsoft has once again broken records in carbon removal procurement, announcing on May 21 the signing of the world’s largest biochar carbon removal deal with Bolivian company Exomad Green. The deal aims to remove up to 1.24 million tons of CO2 over the next decade. This milestone brings the once-understated biochar technology into the spotlight as a mainstream tool for carbon reduction. Why is biochar suddenly in the limelight?