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Claire Robinson at 15:40, 1 December 2009

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Claire Robinson: The Biochar Lobby moved to Biochar Lobby

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The Biochar Lobby moved to Biochar Lobby

Claire Robinson at 14:32, 1 December 2009

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Claire Robinson at 14:26, 1 December 2009

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Claire Robinson: New page: ==Who is promoting biochar?== Industrial-scale production of biochar is being promoted as a carbon-negative technology by energy and agrofuels companies, including Eprida, [[Dynamotiv...

2009-12-01T14:25:34Z

New page: ==Who is promoting biochar?== Industrial-scale production of biochar is being promoted as a carbon-negative technology by energy and agrofuels companies, including Eprida, [[Dynamotiv...

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==Who is promoting biochar?==

Industrial-scale production of biochar is being promoted as a carbon-negative technology by energy and agrofuels companies, including [[Eprida]], [[Dynamotive]], [[Best Energies]], [[Heartland Bioenergy]], [[Shell]], [[Embrapa]], [[JP Morgan Chase]], [[Biochar Engineering]], the executive director of the Indonesian palm oil association ([[GAPKI]]) and the Bolivian agribusiness company [[Desarollos Agricolas]], among others.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref>

Industry groups and other bodies are lobbying for inclusion of biochar in government initiatives to combat climate change. The [[International Biochar Initiative]] was present at the 2008 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate conference in Poznan. There the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the government of Micronesia succeeded in getting biochar included in the draft agenda for the Copenhagen climate negotiations in 2009 ([[COP15]]). UNCCD is calling for the inclusion of biochar in the “dialogue for the post 2012 climate regime”, alongside “afforestation and reforestation”.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref>

[[Biochar Europe]], which includes [[Shell]], [[JP Morgan]], a carbon offsetting company, and the [[Centre for Rural Innovations]] (organisers of the First International Conference on Sharing Innovative Agribusiness Solutions), is lobbying for the inclusion of biochar into the EU Emission Trading Scheme, and also for establishment of a Biochar Technology Platform.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref>

In the US, the biochar lobby is well connected with the Obama administration. The new secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar, is a key supporter of biochar. One of the main US groups behind biochar is [[Renew the Earth]], which is well connected. In Australia, the opposition Liberal Party supports large-scale biochar use as a soil amendment. In New Zealand the Forestry Ministry has voiced support.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref> In Brazil, Embrapa (the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) is represented in the International Biochar Initiative, a lobby group “supporting researchers, commercial entities, policy makers, development agents, farmers and gardeners, and others committed to supporting sustainable biochar production and utilization systems.”<ref>[http://www.biochar-international.org Home page], International Biochar Initiative website, accessed June 9 2009.</ref> Biochar lobby forums have been set up in Canada and Mongolia.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref>

==Resources==

==Notes==

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	In the US, the biochar lobby is well connected with the Obama administration. The new secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar, is a key supporter of biochar. One of the main US groups behind biochar is [[Renew the Earth]], which is well connected. In Australia, the opposition Liberal Party supports large-scale biochar use as a soil amendment. In New Zealand the Forestry Ministry has voiced support.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref> In Brazil, Embrapa (the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) is represented in the International Biochar Initiative, a lobby group “supporting researchers, commercial entities, policy makers, development agents, farmers and gardeners, and others committed to supporting sustainable biochar production and utilization systems.”<ref>[http://www.biochar-international.org Home page], International Biochar Initiative website, accessed June 9 2009.</ref> Biochar lobby forums have been set up in Canada and Mongolia.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref>		In the US, the biochar lobby is well connected with the Obama administration. The new secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar, is a key supporter of biochar. One of the main US groups behind biochar is [[Renew the Earth]], which is well connected. In Australia, the opposition Liberal Party supports large-scale biochar use as a soil amendment. In New Zealand the Forestry Ministry has voiced support.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref> In Brazil, Embrapa (the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) is represented in the International Biochar Initiative, a lobby group “supporting researchers, commercial entities, policy makers, development agents, farmers and gardeners, and others committed to supporting sustainable biochar production and utilization systems.”<ref>[http://www.biochar-international.org Home page], International Biochar Initiative website, accessed June 9 2009.</ref> Biochar lobby forums have been set up in Canada and Mongolia.<ref>Almuth Ernsting and Rachel Smolker, “[http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biocharbriefing.pdf Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?]”, Biofuelwatch, February 2009, p. 2</ref>
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		+	==Biochar and agrofuels==
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		+	Many objections to the industrial production of biochar center on the diversion of land from small-scale farming and food production to industrial agriculture and large-scale plantations of non-food crops. This argument also applies to the production of agrofuels. Indeed, biochar and agrofuels are being promoted by the same multinational companies. This is no coincidence, as charcoal is a byproduct from a type of bioenergy production which can also be used to make second-generation agrofuels, i.e. liquid agrofuels from wood, straw, sugarcane residues, palm kernel residues and other types of solid biomass.<ref>“[http://home.snafu.de/watchin/Biochar_eng.htm 'Biochar', a new big threat to people, land, and ecosystems],” open letter, 8 April 2009</ref>

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+*See main page: [[Biochar]]
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