Commons Offset Portfolio: Takachar

About Takachar

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Location: India, United States

Offset Type: Biochar Carbon Removal

Duration: 100+ years

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Takachar converts agricultural residues into biochar: a stable, carbon-rich output that improves soil health and drought resistance.

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Biochar’s high carbon content helps it resist degradation, with sequestration lasting potentially hundreds of years. Takachar’s proprietary, portable, small-scale pyrolyzers and software help rural farmers produce highly-durable, industrial-quality biochar, thereby promoting climate justice.

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Typically, farmers burn agricultural residues in open areas, resulting in CO2 released into the atmosphere, greater pollution, and risk of wildfires. With Takachar’s technology, farmers can safely turn those residues into a product that will improve their soil health, increase crop yields, and restore degraded lands.

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Why Biochar?

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Biochar is a readily deployable solution that can sequester carbon sequester carbon for 100s of years. It leverages existing biomass residues, technologies, and farming land, positioning it to scale rapidly. It has significant benefits for farmers and local economies.

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Read our Biochar 101 Primer →

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Carbon Offset Evaluation

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We picked Takachar because of its transformative technology, scalability, co-benefits, and transparency.

Takachar’s proprietary technology enables rural farmers to deliver biochar at the same quality levels as the largest producers. It also enables Takachar to scale rapidly through a network of producers, while reducing their barriers to entry by handling the data collection monitoring and verification. Takachar’s credits are certified by Puro.

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Moreover, Takachar’s technology unlocks high-quality production for residues like rice straws and cotton stalks, which would otherwise be burned. For biochar production, preferred residues are typically dense – like wood or cacao shells – but Takachar’s machines are able to deliver high-carbon outputs.

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Takachar’s biochar is delivering 25% yield increases compared to chemical fertilizers, delivering an important income boost and cost savings to farmers.

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Check out Takachar’s verified issuances and methodology →

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Commons' Community Impact

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The Commons community started supporting Takachar in 2025, supporting their rapid scale up.

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Commons Offset Portfolio

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Supporting carbon offsets can be a powerful way to invest in green technologies and protect natural ecosystems. But they aren’t a silver bullet – each project has a unique set of risks.

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With the Commons Offset Portfolio, we do the work to maximize your impact. Just as you wouldn’t put all your money into one stock – we don’t put all your dollars into a single offset project.

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