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
Interest in methane is bubbling up all over the pace right now… New research explores how wetlands and agriculture could be causing a global rise in methane And MPI have just released an RFP for more animal methane studies. NZ$350K … Continue reading
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
This posted here recently by Dr Tom Goreau… “Last year, December 5 2015 was not only World Soil Day, but 2015 was also the Year of the Soil, sponsored by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)! On … Continue reading
This is a heavy read but should be of keen interest to folk concerned about biochar’s future role in climate change and carbon sequestration… From: Tom Miles Date: 22 October 2016 at 01:08 Subject: [biochar] IBI: Biochar for Carbon Removal … Continue reading
Govt lays out scientific ‘roadmap’ The roadmap is discussed at the RNZ website, linked above. I’ve searched the document for reference to biochar… zero results but no surprise there. I then searched on ‘soil’. There is some mention or hint … Continue reading
Biochar gets a specific mention by MPI as a research option under “Theme 2, Carbon sink enhancement”. It looks to me like it could fit other theme criteria as well… Sustainable Land Management & Climate Change Research Programme “The Sustainable … Continue reading
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
This press release should be of interest to NZ biochar community. Our response in NZ seems quite narrow – we have sunk a lot of effort into NZAGRC but maybe stopped looking at other ideas. Why not broaden the picture… … Continue reading
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