BECCS and Biochar
Biofuelwatch opposes climate geoengineering approaches such as BECCS and biochar. These technologies are unproven at scale and depend on vast amounts of biomass, with serious risks to forests, ecosystems and communities. They also risk delaying real climate action by diverting attention from urgent emissions cuts.
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Biochar: Can Charcoal Really Stop Global Warming?
Biochar: Can Charcoal Really Stop Global Warming?, Almuth Ernsting, The Ecologist
White Roofs, Black Dust and Slippery Slopes: Climate-Engineers seek techno-fix as climate negotiations get underway
Joint press release by ETC Group and Biofuelwatch.
Global Civil Society Opposes Charred Earth Policy
Joint press release — 147 organisations from 44 countries warn against 'biochar' (large-scale charcoal) as a dangerous new false solution to climate change.
Biochar: A New Big Threat to People, Land and Ecosystems
A declaration signed by around 150 organisations worldwide
Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?
A briefing paper by Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker. Please note that information contained in this briefing has been substantially updated in the 2011 report Biochar: A Critical Review of Science and Policy.
Climate Geo-engineering with ‘Carbon Negative’ Bioenergy
This is a critical analysis of proposals for 'carbon negative' bioenergy, including biochar (agrichar) and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, as a means of reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and mitigating climate change. It includes a wider...
International Biochar Conference Uses False Claims to Promote Dangerous Technology in the name of Climate Change Mitigation
Joint Press Release by Global Forest Coalition, Biofuelwatch (UK) and Global Justice Ecology Project.