@jp_attwood Check out Snohetta in Norway. They are using biochar in cement. Also if you swap out fossil fuel heat and use pyrolysis and/or gasification instead in cement manufacturing then the embodied carbon goes way down.
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Kathleen T. Draper
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Kathleen T. Draper
@Biocharro
Proud Mom. Diehard Optimist. Biochar Maven & Myth Slayer. Board Chair Int'l Biochar Initiative.
Finger Lakes Inscrit le Ocak 2011
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(6/9) I can’t see a way to decarbonize cement (8% of global emissions) without CCS. If you do, DM me, because we’re writing about this soon. That only leaves the option to stop using cement, or offset its emissions entirely through #DirectAirCapture. I think both are unlikely.
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(1/9) I’ve seen a lot of op-eds about how awful it is that #CCS was included in the #IRA. Most lack nuance, because they haven’t clocked that the #energytransition isn’t just about the power sector anymore. Sorry #energytwitter. So, a 🧵 on why carbon capture still has a place.
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My biochar wall tile tapestry: different types and amounts of biochar with different binders. What do you think?
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Kathleen T. Draper retweeté
✅ Don't miss this opportunity to network with the #biochar community at IBI's Mid-Summer Member Meet & Greet! Registration coming soon - and if you're not yet an IBI member, now's a great time to join. ♻️
biochar-international.org
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Tune in on Friday as biochar makes its debut to the UN!
UN DESA Sustainable Development@SustDev
Want to know about the types of carbon dioxide removal technologies and partnerships needed to reach net-zero emissions? 👉 Join Ms. Kathleen Draper @Biocharro, Chair of the Board of @Biochar_IBI, at the 2022 STI Forum on 5 May: bit.ly/RegisterSTIFor… #Tech4SDGs
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@MichaelWWara @hausfath @GlobalEcoGuy I have some carbonized money in my biochar collection. Cool stuff!
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Kathleen T. Draper retweeté
Save the date for the North American Biochar and Bioenergy Conference 2022 in Morgantown,WV from Aug. 8-10 registration and sponsorship opportunities launching soon #biochar #biomass #bioenergy #carboncredits #Sustainability @USBiochar @Biochar_IBI #MASBio
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@W_Lucht @vruba @ClaudiaKammann Ah, then you are in very good hands! Glad to hear that you are working with HP and Claudia!
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@DarwinFound That is great to hear. I'd love to know more and perhaps feature the story in the International Biochar Initiative's newsletter! I'd love to see it in person too!
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Did you know that the #GalápagosVerde2050 program experiments with new technologies for endemic plants restoration in many islands?
The GV2050 has started a pilot experiment with biochar.
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Kathleen T. Draper retweeté
#Bio360Expo 2022 in Nantes:
The detailed program of the Bio360 Expo Conferences on March 30-31 is online 😊!
Discover it here 👉bit.ly/3J4OoG3
#biogas #biobased #CCU #greengaz #biomass #biochar #decarbonisation
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I usually explain biochar as similar to burnt toast, but after accidentally charring french fries, I'm rethinking that!
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IBI is starting a new podcast series focusing on biochar production technology. Have a listen to the first episode: youtube.com/watch?v=W4oKZQ…
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@David_of_EcoEra Excellent. But let's not call them 'experiments'! We are well past that after 15,000 peer reviewed publications. Demonstrations and pilots have been on-going for years. It's time for scaling!!
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McKinsey & Co endorsing biochar as key carbon removal technology. (Using the wording “experiments”, they are probably underestimating the adoption rate and thereby the 2050 sequestration imo)
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@eskosal We will be hosting a webinar on this paper in a few weeks! Save the date: January 25th; 2pm - 3:30pm EST.
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Biochar research has increased significantly since 2017 and there are plenty of more recent and extensive studies available such as this: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
The policy recommendations should be based on up to date research and information. 3/3
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😱 Just came across a report by @EcologicBerlin which suggests excluding #biochar from EU Nature Restoration Plan. The report highlights that biochar application to soil can lead to habitat contamination, poses risks to soil health and biodiversity. 1/3
europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…
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@LukeChudoba "just"? Scientists have been working on biochar for a few decades now...but yes, indigenous cultures were all over it!
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Scientists are just rediscovering Biochar and Terra Preta to enrich the soil. These Scientists don't know anything. I dug thru my Grandpas old Garden and discovered he was a Master of both of the lost techniques of Biochar and Terra Preta. Old European farmers knew more than us.
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@FrancesBekele In a coffee producing country like Brazil, they should be looking at coffee husk and parchment as a feedstocks. Its already in one place for the most part and untreated can cause a lot of GHG emissions.
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@reldred79 I think in dry conditions it can hold on to moisture and release it more slowly into its surroundings...
I'm also reading about incorporating it into concrete, asphalt, mortar, pottery clay, plaster, paint & many more substances, it's pretty endlessly fascinating!
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My photographer sister is giving me some images I'm going to use in a video to promote biochar
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Set up two biochar stoves & a fire in the yard - my sister had a really bad bout of covid & having trouble meeting people indoors, & my gf hasn't been outside in weeks, thought we could set up a bunch of fires, have keto hot chocolate, & make red thai curry + potatoes for dinner
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Long-term effects of sewage sludge-derived #biochar on the accumulation and availability of trace elements in a tropical soil doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.2… #Soils
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How do you describe biochar in roughly 1 minute? Here is my take. What's yours? studio.youtube.com/video/vxT2qDR0…
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