[Stoves] [biochar] Capturing carbon in the timber industry

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Ron

 

I was thinking of purchased fertilizer, compost and permaculture. All three are means for soil amendment. 

 

I class AD’s top dressing as compost.  Biochar seems to fall into the category of fertilizer – introducing something that does not occur naturally, certainly not at the levels intended.

 

Regards

Crispin

 

 

Crispin:

   What alternatives to Biochar do you have in mind?.  There are three parties likely to be involved with a number like $150/ton char:  those willing to pay for an equal (roughly) amount of fuel/energy, those interested in soil improvement, and those interested in sequestering atmospheric carbon.

  If (big IF) we could get the atmospheric folk to do $50 - that is only about $17/ton CO2.

Ron



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