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BNNZ AGM postponement & Speaker Event cancellation

Posted on 26/03/2020 by Trevor
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CANCELLED The preliminary announcement to the left was shared with the ABE newsletter list on 14 March. The BNNZ committee have decided to reschedule the AGM to 13 May and and conduct a remote event via Zoom. This will still … Continue reading →

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Economic opportunities for biochar in NZ

Posted on 14/02/2020 by Trevor
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‘Our man in Wellington’ has released a new paper on biochar. This has been prepared to update policy folk in the capital… fingers crossed that it will be seen by receptive eyes. Check it out here: https://winsleys.wordpress.com/2020/02/14/economic-opportunities-for-biochar-in-new-zealand/ … Continue reading →

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BNNZ Press Release

Posted on 13/09/2019 by Trevor
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The following PR has just been circulated: BNNZ Government Agency briefing – Wellington, 11 September Government policy work on the Carbon Zero bill highlights connections between climate change, carbon sequestration and agriculture. Water quality and allocation are also topical with … Continue reading →

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Peter Winsley – Zero-C

Posted on 30/07/2019 by Trevor
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Check out Peter’s submission. I’m sure a few biochar folk have posted… it would be good to have links to others ideas & thinking on biochar & the bill. via Submission on Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Bill I’ve looked … Continue reading →

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NZ policy on biochar – fresh opinion

Posted on 08/06/2019 by Trevor
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Biochar is an effective negative emissions technology: so what are we waiting for? Peter Winsley has a long association with biochar, dating back to before the establishment of NZBRC in 2007. You may find here, his frequently referenced 2007 ‘Biochar and … Continue reading →

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A bit on biochar

Posted on 08/02/2019 by Trevor
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This video is available from the Royal Society of NZ website. I provided notice of this on the ABE FB page back on 9 March 2018, as I was aware that Annette Cowie was a speaker and she has been … Continue reading →

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Biochar expert from Norway visiting NZ

Posted on 09/11/2018 by Trevor
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Dr Pia Piroschka Otte is visiting NZ (again) and will be based in Otago University for about one month from 22 November. She has kindly provided a copy of a new research publication which can be shared upon request… Abstract … Continue reading →

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WRC Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora – update

Posted on 25/08/2018 by Trevor
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I’ve been following the Waikato Regional Council process on improving water quality & nutrient management which will lead to changes in how farming is carried out in the region. You can find earlier posts on this under the “Waikato” tag. … Continue reading →

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Biochar Network NZ(?) – update on progress

Posted on 24/08/2018 by Trevor
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The email below has been shared with 13 folk who have expressed interest in participating in an interim committee, to help establish a NZ biochar organisation. This process was previously notified on 22 July by email to all NZ members … Continue reading →

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Vivid Economics report

Posted on 30/03/2017 by Trevor
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This new report is a bit of a disappointment if you are looking for any focus on biochar or soil carbon but they did at least try to include something… (but only in the supporting technical report!) Pg.65: “Finally, biochar … Continue reading →

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