- High-Yield, Climate-Positive Investment: The £100M green bond offers a 12.5% return while financing scalable carbon-negative biochar solutions.
- Diversification Beyond Wind and Solar: Investors gain exposure to circular economy projects and voluntary carbon credit markets through secured, asset-backed bonds.
- Strategic Industry Partnerships: Collaboration with Onnu, BeZero, and Brunel University enhances biochar innovation, tracking, and carbon capture capability.
ReGenEarth, a sustainability venture founded from Stephen Lansdown’s Earth Capital, has launched a £100 million Green Bond Programme in partnership with circular economy energy experts RER. The initiative will fund the integration of biochar production into existing anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomass sites across the UK, incorporating advanced feedstock and provenance tracking to maximise value in voluntary carbon markets.
“We’re turning waste into climate wealth,” said ReGenEarth CEO Mickey Rooney. “Pyrolysis has never been this cool. With 12.5% returns, locking carbon away for centuries, offering fertile ground for crop, climate and cash generation—the question you would have to ask yourself is why would you not want to be part of it?”
Biochar, a charcoal-like carbon form produced via pyrolysis, offers triple climate benefits: waste reduction, long-term carbon sequestration, and soil regeneration. Its porous structure boosts water retention, fertiliser efficiency, and microbial activity—critical for sustainable agriculture.
The bonds, issued by RER Capital PLC—a purpose-built vehicle for CleanTech finance—are aligned with the ICMA Green Bond Principles and backed by hard assets, including operational AD plants. Capital raised will be directed to a wholly owned ReGenEarth subsidiary, with the three-year bond maturing in 2030 and offering a 12.5% coupon.
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The formal launch event, held on June 10 at London’s Institute of Engineering & Technology, featured key partners BeZero and Onnu, along with Brunel University’s Chemical Engineering Department. Discussions covered carbon credits, carbon capture, and Brunel’s SeaCure CO₂ initiative.
For investors seeking diversification beyond saturated wind and solar markets, this bond presents a compelling opportunity aligned with net-zero goals, circular economy practices, and robust financial returns.
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