Biochar production and processing for soil and carbon applications

Making Biochar Governable, Credible and Investable

ANZBIG establishes the standards, policy alignment and coordination required for biochar to scale with integrity across Australia and New Zealand.

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Enabling a $5 billion biochar industry across Australia and New Zealand.

How We Enable a Scalable Biochar Industry

Through policy alignment, standards development, and market coordination.

ANZBIG works across government, industry, and research to coordinate the systems required for biochar to scale.

We focus on three core areas:

Policy & Advocacy - aligning national frameworks and ensuring biochar is recognised within carbon and land-use systems
Standards & Integrity - developing methodologies, certification, and governance to support high-integrity markets
Market Development - enabling investment, commercial deployment, and industry collaboration

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Why Biochar, Why Now?

A Scalable Solution to Emissions, Waste, and Soil

Australia generates over 50 million tonnes of biomass waste annually—an under utilised resource.

With the potential to drive emissions reduction, soil regeneration, and regional economic growth.

With the right policy and investment, biochar can:

Reduce Australia’s net emissions by 10-15%
Create up to 20,000 regional jobs
Restore degraded land and strengthen food security

Power a $1-$5 billion industry by 2030
Support circular economy systems
Enable regenerative agriculture
Unlock high-integrity carbon credits

Our Roadmap to 2030

The roadmap defines how biochar scales from early-stage activity to a coordinated, investable industry across Australia and New Zealand.

It brings together policy, standards, and market coordination into a single national pathway.

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Three system shifts required to scale the industry:

Scale Up & Commercialisation

? Coordinate national industry alignment
? Validate commercial deployment at scale
? Enable ANZ participation in global biochar markets

Research & Standards

? Establish trusted national standards
? Enable high-integrity carbon markets
? Strengthen innovation capability and systems

Policy & Procurement

? Embed biochar in public procurement systems
? Integrate biochar into national carbon frameworks
? Unlock co-benefits with Indigenous land management