THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CLIMATE PROJECT FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF BIOCHAR IN AGRICULTURE

DOI 10.32651/262-36

Issue № 2, 2026, article № 5, pages 36-43

Section: Problems of efficient management

Language: Russian

Original language title: ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТЬ КЛИМАТИЧЕСКОГО ПРОЕКТА ПО ПРОИЗВОДСТВУ И ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЮ БИОУГЛЯ В АПК

Keywords: GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, BIOCHAR, CLIMATE PROJECTS, REGULATED ORGANIZATIONS, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY

Abstract: The article analyzes the economic efficiency of the implementation of a climate project for the production of biochar from organic waste from livestock farms with its further introduction into the soil to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase crop yields. At the current low prices of carbon units for voluntary climate projects at the level of 700-1,000 RUR /CU, payback is not achievable, while the climate effect may be significant. At the same time, the project for the production and use of biochar demonstrates high economic efficiency when increasing the prices of carbon units to the level of 3,750 RUR / CU and above, such prices are possible in the context of stricter climate legislation, including at the international level. Also, the sale of biochar instead of applying it to the soil increases the economic feasibility of the project, but negatively affects CO2 sequestration, reducing this effect by 55%. All this makes it necessary to attract state co-financing to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 according to the Climate Doctrine of the Russian Federation.

Authors: Vetrova Mariia Aleksandrovna