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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 →

Posted in Policy | Tagged policy, Waikato, water quality | Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Advocacy, Policy | Tagged BNNZ | Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Climate change, Policy | Tagged climate change, publication | Leave a reply

World Soil Day

Posted on 15/12/2016 by Trevor
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This was 5th December (aligned with past King of Thailand’s birthday) so we missed celebrating it here at ABE… & in NZ… and the world generally! After watching the video below, I can see that the worlds disconnection with soil … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Climate change, Policy | Tagged carbon farming, climate change, education, media, soil, USA, video | Leave a reply

The biochar NET

Posted on 30/05/2016 by Trevor
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The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change? Trees Between now and 2050, forests are one of our “most promising” geo-engineering tools. …But in a new report, Oxford University researchers say that our best hopes might not be so complex. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Policy | Tagged climate change, media, policy, publication, trees | Leave a reply

-C for NZ economy

Posted on 12/04/2016 by Trevor
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Royal Society of New Zealand Transition to a low-carbon economy for New Zealand launch Biochar could and should have a role in this initiative. How about heading for the nearest launch and wave the black soil flag. Why not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Climate change, Policy | Tagged Auckland, carbon farming, climate change, media, Wellington | Leave a reply

More on ‘4 per 1000’ initiative

Posted on 21/03/2016 by Trevor
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Is Agribusiness a ‘stranded asset’ class? Craig Sams comes up with some interesting numbers on carbon farming potential. The article has a Europe focus but should be relevant to NZ as well… NZ support for ‘4per1000’ (?) NZ ETS comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Climate change, Policy | Tagged 4per1000, carbon farming, climate change, Europe | 1 Reply

NZ ETS comments

Posted on 09/02/2016 by Trevor
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The NZ Emissions Trading Scheme has been in operation since 2008 to mixed reviews. The government’s view seems to be generally positive, it having met our technical obligations to date. Much of the business and farming community probably support the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Policy | Tagged climate change, forestry | 1 Reply

NZ support for ‘4per1000’ (?)

Posted on 03/02/2016 by Trevor
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Healthy Ground, Healthy Atmosphere: Recarbonizing the Earth’s Soils Nice article – a ‘must read’ if you are into soils.  And NZ is a partner in 4 per 1000. This is strange based, on our current farming practices. So I wonder what … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Policy | Tagged 4per1000, article, climate change, policy, soil, USA | 2 Replies

A message from Thayer at IBI…

Posted on 15/10/2015 by Trevor
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Reaching out to Regional Biochar Groups: State of the Industry Data Collection Effort Dear colleagues, I’m emailing you today because we’re in the midst of reaching out to our community to request information for our 2015 State of the Biochar … Continue reading →

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