The House Subcommittee March 10 heard from members of the US Climate Change Action Partnership as it considers the future of coal and climate change legislation.
Posted on February 20, 2009 by Andrew Burger | 1 Comments
A massive effort to turn agricultural waste into biochar and bury it in soils is the only option left open if we’re to reduce atmospheric CO2 and mitigate climate change, according to prominent UK scientist James Lovelock. This as Earthscan prepares to publish the first interdisciplinary synthesis of biochar research and practice.
Posted on February 19, 2009 by Andrew Burger | 4 Comments
The UNCCD wants to see soil enhancement and conservation efforts, such as those using biochar, to be included in the UNFCCC’s Clean Development Mechanism along with afforestation and reforestation projects.
Some 230 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions can be avoided between now and 2050 – bringing atmospheric CO2 concentrations down 20 parts per million – if carbon capture and storage (CCS) development is pursued aggressively and put into use, according to Shell International’s Unconventional and Enhanced Oil Recovery team. While the resources devoted to developing renewable energy resources will…
