“As the global momentum toward low-carbon, regenerative agriculture grows, biochar provides Australian farmers with a ...

A new review published in Carbon Research highlights an innovative way for Australia to confront its food waste crisis while cutting greenhouse gas emissions: transforming food scraps into biochar.

Evelyn Krull, a research scientist at the CSIRO, asked in these pages whether biochar could save the planet. Eighteen months have passed and although research efforts continue, still no meaningful ...

What is biochar? And could it be used by Australian farmers to sequester carbon, save water and fertilisers, and increase soil microbial life? It may have become a political sound bite of late, but ...

A local bio energy company are refining their prototype for turning farming waste products into high value biochar and electricity generation. The Geraldton-based company, Energy Farmers Australia, ...

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Finding a reliable source to deliver large quantities of biochar has been identified as the challenge looming for BlueScope as it explores the use of burnt organic matter to potentially replace some ...

Carbonfuture MRV+ enables us to efficiently manage the unprecedented scale of data required for certification and ensures our credits meet the highest levels of quality.” - Richard Paterson, CEO of ...

A form of charcoal that promises to be a highly effective method of carbon storage needs three to five years more research before Australian farmers could start using it, says one researcher. The ...

Biochar is often promoted as a long-lasting solution for improving soil fertility, raising soil pH, storing carbon, and helping crops access ...

Biochar can boost crop yields in poor soils and help stop the effects of climate change, study finds. So why aren't we using it more? A product made from urban, agriculture and forestry waste has the ...