by Helen Bunting | Nov 19, 2024
In November 2024, Professor Colin Snape, who leads the Biochar Demonstrator project, and Dr Steve Smith, Executive Director of CO2RE, wrote to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to...
by Helen Bunting | Nov 11, 2024
This document summarises the Advancing Capacity for Climate and Environment Social Science (ACCESS) project. The aim of the project was to design, co-produce and provide a conceptual framework for including the more-than-human world (animals, plants, soil, water, land...
by Helen Bunting | Nov 5, 2024
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods are increasingly used for policy decision-making in the context of identifying and scaling up sustainable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) interventions. This article critically reviews CDR LCA case-studies through three key lenses...
by Caroline Kennedy | May 24, 2024
Biochar is a land-based greenhouse gas removal technology with potential to address the climate crisis. This article examines societal debate and discussion around biochar as represented in the UK print news media and reflects on its implications for the democratic...
by Helen Bunting | Apr 8, 2024
Biochar is made from organic materials and plays an important role in greenhouse gas removal (GGR) and achieving net-zero target. However, economic feasibility has become a primary constraint hindering the large-scale production of biochar. Existing research lacks...