{"id":102980,"date":"2025-10-25T07:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/102980\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T07:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:13:06","slug":"varaha-issues-the-first-registry-backed-erw-carbon-credits-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/102980\/","title":{"rendered":"Varaha Issues The First Registry-Backed ERW Carbon Credits In Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Varaha has issued the first-ever Asia-based enhanced rock weathering (ERW) carbon credits verified by Puro.earth<\/a>, marking the third registry-backed ERW issuance in the world.<\/p>\n

With this milestone, Varaha has opened up a new horizon for its carbon dioxide removal (CDR) operations, becoming the world\u2019s first company to achieve verified carbon credit issuances from two separate CO2 removal pathways\u2014ERW and biochar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company, currently ranking as the second-largest biochar CDR supplier active on the voluntary carbon market, has issued the ERW credits from its deployment in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, in India.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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By partnering and collaborating primarily with cotton-growing smallholder farmers in this location, Varaha has developed a network of ERW activities that spread finely ground basalt rock powder sourced as a waste byproduct from stone crushing sites onto arable land.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once applied to surface soils, the basalt rock dust starts tackling atmospheric CO2 emissions via a naturally occurring process, converting it into stable bicarbonates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00abWe need vast carbon removal in the global south,\u00bb Marian Krueger, remove Co-Founder<\/a><\/p>\n

Due to the ultra-fine particle size of the basalt rock dust used in these operations, Varaha is able to identify and quantify the carbon sequestration impact with increased precision.<\/p>\n

For the farmers that partner with the company, Varaha provides the basalt rock material for free, covering the cost of sourcing, transport, and application.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This approach helps avoid placing a financial burden on farmers, who gain access to a product that lowers the need for artificial fertilizers and boosts the nutrient retention in soils, improving the overall soil quality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Relevant: Varaha Teams Up With Puro.Earth To Launch India\u2019s First Carbon Credits From Industrial Biochar<\/a><\/p>\n

To track the impact of the project, Varaha combines rigorous science with digital MRV systems, and the certification by Puro.earth<\/a> validates the company\u2019s transparent, high-integrity method.<\/p>\n

Commenting on this major achievement, Varaha co-founder & CEO Madhur Jain stated, \u201cThis issuance is not just a validation of our science but also a testament to how climate action can be deeply inclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy turning local waste into a global climate solution, we are showing how the path to a cleaner planet runs through the hands of smallholder farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: Google Makes Bold Investment In Biochar With New Varaha And Charm Partnerships<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Varaha has issued the first-ever Asia-based enhanced rock weathering (ERW) carbon credits verified by Puro.earth, marking the third…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[246,63584,63585,61,2568,60,63586,82,63587],"class_list":["post-102980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-erw","tag-erw-credits","tag-ie","tag-india","tag-ireland","tag-puro-earth","tag-science","tag-varaha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}