Le biochar constitue une nouvelle menace pour les forêts françaises In English Cliquez ici pour télécharger le rapport complet un forêt près de Sauveterre-de-de-Béarn (photo: Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées) Résumé La start-up MIRAIA souhaite construire six ou sept usines de...
Biochar
Biochar poses new threats to forests in France
MIRAIA's Garlin biochar project - joint report by Biofuelwatch and Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées Click here to download the report En français A wood near Sauveterre-de-Béarn (photo: Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées) Executive Summary The start-up company MIRAIA wants to...
Biochar: A critical perspective
New Biofuelwatch briefing, May 2024: What does the science tell us about whether biochar reliably stores carbon and boosts soil fertility? Click here to download the fully referenced briefing Klicken Sie hier, um die deutsche Version zu lesen Introduction: In 2011,...
What have we learned about biochar since 2011?
In 2011 Biofuelwatch published Biochar: A Critical Review of Science and Policy. In that report we highlighted the uncertainties about biochar including the large land area that would be required to supply biomass for a global scale impact, the contradictory results...
Comments for CBD Consultation about Geoengineering
Biofuelwatch comments about biochar and Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage, submitted by Rachel Smolker to the Convention on Biological Diversity's consultation "Update on climate geoengineering in relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity potential...
Biochar’s Unproven Claims – Factsheet
Biochar's Unproven Claims A 3-page factsheet summing up the main findings of the 2011 Biofuelwatch report "Biochar: A Critical Report of Science and Policy" as well as recent scientific and policy developments, substantially updated 1st July 2013
Biochar: Black Gold or Just Another Snake Oil Scheme?
Biochar: Black Gold or Just Another Snake Oil Scheme?, Rachel Smolker, Earth Island Journal
Biochar: A Cause for Concern?
Biochar: A Cause for Concern?, Almuth Ernsting, The Ecologist Blog
Report about Biochar Fund Trials in Cameroon
Biochar Fund Trials in Cameroon: Hype and Unfulfilled Promises [about 1 MB] , by researcher Benoit Anthony Ndameu and Biofuelwatch, 29th November 2011 To download the Executive Summary only, please click here. Report about Biochar Fund's trials in South-west Cameroon,...
A critical review of biochar science and policy
Biofuelwatch report by Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker: As the impacts of climate change escalate, efforts to develop new technologies and new approaches to reducing emissions are promoted. One proposal is to sequester carbon in soils using biochar. Biochar is...
Response to WorldStove’s critique of Biofuelwatch’s biochar report
Biofuelwatch response to WorldStove's critique of our report Biochar: A Critical Review of Science and Policy
First medium-term, peer-reviewed biochar field trial: What happened to all the carbon?
First medium-term, peer-reviewed biochar field trial: What happened to all the carbon? Biofuelwatch briefing about a peer-reviewed 4-year biochar field trial in Colombia
Biochar knowledge gaps
Biochar knowledge gaps: Examining the case for biochar Helena Paul, Econexus
Biochar Land Grabbing: the impacts on Africa
Updated briefing (2nd edition) by the African Biodiversity Network, Biofuelwatch and the Gaia Foundation.
Tar sands with biochar? (¿Arenas petrolíferas con biochar?)
The growing links between biochar advocates and the Canadian tar sands industry, Biofuelwatch briefing (Las conexiones crecientes entre el biochar y la industria canadiense de arenas petrolíferas) In English En Español
Agrofuels and Biochar
Article prepared for the Climate Change Conference 2010 at the University of Toronto, Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch
Charcoal Ain’t Gonna Cool The Planet
Charcoal Ain’t Gonna Cool The Planet, Rachel Smolker, Common Dreams
Risks posed by the WECHAR (Water efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration) Bill
Followed by Separate Statement by three Scientists about Salt Cedars and the WECHAR Bill Response by Biofuelwatch to the WECHAR Bill.