Brazilian coffee farms could sequester an estimated 15 million tonnes of carbon in the coming years. A new platform developed through a public-private partnership provides coffee producers, regardless of farm size, with a tool to quantify their properties’ carbon capture potential.
The project aims to establish a unique methodology for calculating carbon credit inventories within the coffee sector. Rafael Melo, CEO of the involved startup E2Carbon, highlights that current carbon credit frameworks are largely forest-based, awarding credits when specific practices yield additional carbon capture—a concept known as “additionality.”
In collaboration with Sebrae and the Brazilian Company for Industrial Research and Innovation (Embrapii), the platform will initially assess carbon captured by coffee trees and soil. Later phases will incorporate farm management practices, analysing inputs like fertilisers and pesticides to deliver a comprehensive measure of carbon sequestration.
