Philippines Generates Southeast Asia's First Biochar Carbon Credits
A provincial government in the Philippines just did something no one in Southeast Asia has done before: generated verified carbon credits from biochar production. Nueva Ecija’s “Project NuevaChar” converts rice husks — an agricultural waste product — into biochar. Puro.earth audited and validated the facility, confirming net CO₂ removal. In July 2025, Governor Aurelio Umali received the first carbon revenue remittance ever paid to a local government unit from biochar-based credits. ...