A Strategy to Adapt and Mitigate Climate Change

Set #1 – Technical Factsheets - DRAFT Forum sur les changements climatiques Climate Change Forum Biochar – A Strategy to Adapt/Mitigate Climate Change? Biochar is presented by some institutions, such as the UNCCD Secretariat, as a promising technology for... More

Set #1 – Technical Factsheets - DRAFT Forum sur les changements climatiques Climate Change Forum Biochar – A Strategy to Adapt/Mitigate Climate Change? Biochar is presented by some institutions, such as the UNCCD Secretariat, as a promising technology for reducing emissions from agriculture and energy supply in rural areas, while at the same time improving soil properties. This note examines the potential of its use in the context of the NENA region. Biochar is a by-product of a cellulosic matter thermal treatment under an/low-oxygenic regime (Pyrolisis, Gasification or Hydrothermal Carbonization). The combustion process releases gas or oil that can be used for energy or heat supply, leaving about 25 percent of the carbon content under a non bio-degradable structure, the Biochar. Incorporated into the soil, it can remain under this stable form for hundreds to thousands of years. The feedstock should be from biomass waste material such as field residues and processing residues (nut Less