As we round the corner towards the looming New Year, IBI is in a season of events – first up is COP27 (please contact me if you or your organization will be there, too), and, on a much smaller, more focused scale, IBI’s 2^nd annual virtual symposium, “Raising Climate Ambitions with Biochar.”

First, though, please welcome IBI’s newest staff member, Mehdeen Abbasi, Fundraising Manager! IBI will benefit from her international experience and passion for climate solutions. I also wanted to share that I’ve transitioned from Communications Director to Interim Executive Director, and am grateful to the Board of Directors for the confidence to allow me to lead IBI in this high growth time.

Back to events: we just finished IBI’s first time at VERGE, the Greenbiz-organized climate tech event in San Jose, CA. Joined by nearly ten IBI members, including...

WHERE IBI WILL BE: Some 45,000 climate change organization, business and science leaders are expected to attend the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) starting Nov. 6. IBI will be among them. Will you? Send us a note to catch up in person.

NEW GUIDELINES:  Global Artisan C-Sink Guidelines for Carbon Sink Certification for artisan biochar production from IBI Members Carbon Standards International.

UPCOMING EVENT: The hybrid International Biochar Symposium 2022 starts Monday in Darmstadt, Germany. The theme of the two-day hybrid event: Alternative input material for pyrolysis under the motto “Everything but Wood.”

REMOTE JOB OPENING: Carbon removal technology developer Carbo Culture in Helsinki is hiring a sales development lead for biochar products.

NEW STUDY: We know biochar can improve the mechanical properties of cement-based composites. But we didn’t know by how much. Now we do.

FREE WEBINAR: Learn about recent advancements in sustainable carbon materials, including biochar, hydrochar or activated carbon, from the Green Carbon European Training Network in 25 minutes. Secure your spot!

APPLY NOW: More than a dozen jobs are open at IBI Sustaining member Carbonfuture, a digital MRV platform and marketplace for high-quality carbon removal credits. Become part of the mission.

ICYMI: Catch up on the latest U.S. Biochar Initiative (USBI) newsletter. The top story: Building the biochar sector’s education and outreach.

CERTIFIED: IBI member Planboo recently received European Biochar Certification (EBC), accredited for their biochar methodology for the tropics. Learn more.

UPCOMING EVENT: Reserve your chance to inspect the green solar roof at the former Mattenbach printing works in Winterthur, Switzerland. A bulletin from Charnet, the Swiss organization for biochar, explains all.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS: The 28th annual Industry Growth Forum (IGF) is the premier event for cleantech entrepreneurs, investors and experts from the industry, the public sector and you. See why.

KEEP IN THE KNOW: Interested in learning more about how companies can account for and report greenhouse gas protocol (GHG) emissions and removals? Sign up for updates from the GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance.

EXPERTS NEEDED: North America’s largest, longest-running conference on climate and carbon policy is looking for ideas on what to discuss at its next show in March. Got some? Submit them here.

GET PUBLISHED: Submit an article to the Carbon Management journal. Topic: “Greenhouse Gas Removal: Recent Advancements, Current Issues and the Way Forward.” Act now.

See a full list of global biochar or related events on the IBI Events page.