SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar – a form of charcoal that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and returns it to the soil, it said on Thursday. The deal – signed by Google and Indian supplier Varaha – is one of the biggest ever involving biochar, and is the tech giant’s first foray into India’s carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector. Goo…

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Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farms

Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar - a form of charcoal that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and returns it to the soil, it said on Thursday. The deal - signed by Google and Indian supplier Varaha - is one of the biggest ever involving biochar, and is the tech giant's first foray into India's carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector. Google is one of a number…

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Google Signs Deal To Buy Carbon Credits From Indian Farms

(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc.’s Google will buy carbon-removal credits based on projects using biochar that’s made by heating organic waste, one of the biggest such deals to date.

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Google has agreed to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from Indian startup Varaha.

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Google strikes world's largest biochar carbon removal deal with Indian startup Varaha

An Indian biochar firm has agreed to sell 100,000 carbon dioxide removals (CDR) credits to technology giant Google, in what it dubbed the “world’s largest industrial biochar offtake agreement” in an announcement on Thursday.

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Indian firm sells credits to Google in “world’s biggest biochar deal” « Carbon Pulse

Google has partnered with Indian startup Varaha to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits by 2030, marking its largest deal in India and the largest involving biochar, a carbon removal solution made from biomass. TechCrunch reports: The offtake agreement credits will be delivered t...

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Google Strikes World's Largest Biochar Carbon Removal Deal

Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar—a form of charcoal that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and returns it to the soil, it said on Thursday. The deal—signed by Google and Indian supplier Varaha—is one of the biggest ever involving biochar, and is the tech giant’s first foray into India’s carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector. Google is one of a number of bi…

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How Google is partnering with Indian farms to offset carbon emissions

In a significant move to offset emissions, Google has signed a groundbreaking deal with Indian supplier Varaha to purchase carbon removal credits from agricultural waste converted into biochar. The deal, announced Thursday, marks Google’s first step into India’s carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector, making it one of the largest biochar agreements to date. Varaha, an innovative company focused on sustainable practices, will purchase waste from hun…

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Google Secures Deal To Buy Carbon Removal Credits From Indian Farms

Google has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Indian startup Varaha to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits. This partnership marks Google’s first carbon project deal in India and represents the largest transaction involving biomass-produced biochar to date. Varaha, which is the only Indian company listed on the carbon removal standard and registry Puro, aims to reach 1 million credits annually by 2030. The startup c…

Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farms

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