Cooperate with African women solving climate change, not middle men exploiting it

A carbon credit represents one metric tonne of CO₂ (or equivalent greenhouse gas) that has been reduced, avoided, or removed from the atmosphere. These credits are generated by certified projects that lower emissions or store carbon. Once verified, credits can be bought, sold, or retired by companies and individuals to offset their own emissions or meet sustainability goals.

Biochar is a special kind of charcoal made by heating things like crop waste or sticks in a low-oxygen oven. Instead of releasing smoke and greenhouse gases, the carbon in those plants gets trapped inside the biochar. When it’s mixed into soil, it doesn’t just stop new emissions — it also acts like a carbon sponge, pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and locking it away for hundreds of years. Because biochar both avoids emissions and stores carbon safely in the ground, it earns carbon credits that can be sold to companies or individuals. Beyond removing carbon from the atmosphere, biochar helps restore the nutrient content of degraded soils — especially important in Africa, where soils are older than the dinosaurs! It also helps the soil retain water, making it more resilient to drought, and boosts crop yields for farmers, creating healthier, more productive farms.

Beyond cutting emissions, your purchase helps fund social and environmental co-benefits in the communities doing the hard work of protecting nature. Much of this work happens in the Global South, where environmental protection is often unpaid or under-funded. By buying high-quality carbon credits, you help compensate and empower vulnerable communities who are building a more sustainable future for everyone. In Bill Gates’ recent report, he cites data from University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab showing that when you account for the economic growth of low-income countries, projected deaths from climate change fall by more than 50%. Economic growth saves lives - so by buying carbon credits from farmers, you’re helping them earn a living that protects them from becoming another climate change fatality.