ANZBIG have provided a link in their last newsletter to a bulk recording of the. This is a 6hr YouTube which I have broken down so that you can jump to what might be of interest to you. ANZ BIOCHAR … Continue reading
Category Archives: Policy
Check out the PR linked below (nice work Joany@TGCF). You can help by providing your own feedback here: https://consult.environment.govt.nz/climate/second-emissions-reduction-plan/consultation/ … Continue reading
Not exactly prime-time viewing for our political leaders and I’m guessing they might be happy that not many folk will have seen it. This news on Denmark’s farming plans is probably a bit embarrassing based on their back-tracking from any … Continue reading
Dr Peter Winsley’s latest WordPress article on biochar is timely. Hopefully it will draw plenty of discussion there. A search for ‘biochar’ on Peter’s WordPress page pulls 12 articles since 2019. His connection to biochar advocacy goes all the way … Continue reading
Developing a Carbon Removals Strategy “New Zealand currently relies on continually expanding forests for the carbon removals needed to meet emissions budgets and the Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement. A broader portfolio of activities is needed to sequester … Continue reading
“The Australian system recognises diverse forms of carbon removal that support biodiversity and communities. We need to include new forms of scientifically robust carbon removals like wetlands, blue carbon, soil carbon and biochar.“ Thank you Finn. … Continue reading
Funding round open for Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Date: 09 June 2023 “The 10 priorities for this year’s funding round are: …development of a biochar database and methodology to include in New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory [1 priority] A bit … Continue reading
Thank you Peter Winsley for this timely contribution in support of biochar in NZ. AND do follow the reference to Phil Steven’s article (which is new to me and also remains extremely relevant to our current situation). … Continue reading
Here is a link to the Farmers Weekly report. It is a pity they did not choose a more appropriate image (but you could feed your goldfish biochar… it would be good for them). Here is a link to the … Continue reading
Ralph Sims talks to … “The third and final section of the latest IPCC report outlines how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as remove them from the atmosphere.“ He mentions biochar in the discussion… ““Soil carbon has … Continue reading