Cincinnati Biochar Project

In 2018 the City of Stockholm, Sweden implemented a biochar project to mitigate a portion of their carbon emissions and increase their climate resilience. Bloomberg Philanthropies was a supporter of the project and wants to see it replicated. Cincinnati was selected by Bloomberg as one of seven cities in the world to receive support for developing a city-wide biochar project.

We will use biochar to help meet the carbon reduction and sustainability goals of the Green Cincinnati Plan. We will take wood chips from the Cincinnati Park Board and turn them into biochar. That biochar will be used to turn our soils into carbon sponges that support the urban tree canopy, retain stormwater, and make our land more resilient in the face of climate change. Project sponsors include Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Cincinnati Park Board, the Cincinnati Office of Environment and Sustainability and Great Parks of Hamilton County. Subscribe to our newsletter below for project updates.