{"product_id":"the-biochar-solution-carbon-farming-and-climate-change-paperback","title":"The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert K. Bates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConventional agriculture destroys our soils, pollutes our water and is a major contributor to climate change. What if our agricultural practices could stabilize, or even reverse these trends?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Biochar Solution\u003c\/em\u003e explores the dual function of biochar as a carbon-negative energy source and a potent soil-builder. Created by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen, this material has the unique ability to hold carbon back from the atmosphere while simultaneously enhancing soil fertility. Author Albert Bates traces the evolution of this extraordinary substance from the ancient black soils of the Amazon to its reappearance as a modern carbon sequestration strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining practical techniques for the production and use of biochar with an overview of the development and future of carbon farming, \u003cem\u003eThe Biochar Solution\u003c\/em\u003edescribes how a new agricultural revolution can reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to below zero while increasing world food reserves and creating energy from biomass wastes. Biochar and carbon farming can: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReduce fossil fuels inputs into our food system\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring new life to desert landscapes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilter and purify drinking water\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp build carbon-negative homes, communities and nations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiochar is not without dangers if unregulated, and it is not a panacea, but if it fulfills its promise of taking us back from the brink of irreversible climate change, it may well be the most important discovery in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e HOW THE DIRT BELOW OUR FEET CAN SAVE US FROM EXTINCTION \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis comprehensive and well-informed review of current initiatives and technologies is a tour-de-force. It is hard to imagine a technical subject-compounded of organic chemistry, archaeology, rural economics, climate science, and microbiology-presented with greater drama or clarity. \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Bane\u003c\/strong\u003e, publisher, \u003cem\u003e Permaculture Activist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConventional agriculture pollutes our water, is a major contributor to climate change and has degraded soil carbon by as much as 80 percent in most of the world's breadbaskets. Created by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen, biochar has the unique ability to withhold carbon from the atmosphere while simultaneously building soil fertility. Author Albert Bates traces the evolution of this extraordinary substance from the ancient dark earths of the Amazon to current practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Biochar Solution \u003c\/em\u003e combines a detailed analysis of our global climate and food predicament with techniques for the production and use of biochar and practical carbon farming. The reintroduction of this time-tested agricultural practice can help: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBring new life to desert landscapes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilter and purify drinking water\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDerive efficient energy from biomass waste materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncrease world food reserves while drastically reducing reliance on fossil fuels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring greenhouse gas emissions to below zero.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepping back from the brink of irreversible climate change will require deep and lasting social changes and significant industrial emissions reductions. Carbon farming practices could form an important part of a new agricultural paradigm, one that places priority on ecological restoration, protecting biodiversity, healing the atmosphere and oceans, and once again becoming a garden planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBates has woven together a highly engaging interdisciplinary answer to climate change ... a lively page-turner that blends clear-headed analysis with nuts-and-bolts advice ... enough danger to wake us up, but enough opportunity to emerge feeling hopeful. \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eTracy L. Barnett\u003c\/strong\u003e, journalist and founder\/editor of TheEsperanzaProject.org\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Albert Bates \u003c\/strong\u003e teaches permaculture and appropriate technology and has written several books on energy and the environment including \u003cem\u003e The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook \u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Albert Bates \u003c\/b\u003e was a delegate to the Copenhagen climate conference, trying to point the world back towards a stable atmosphere using soils and trees. His books include Climate in Crisis and The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook. Working with the Global Ecovillage Network he has taught appropriate technology, natural building and permaculture to students from more than sixty nations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129998020743,"sku":"9780865716773","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8eb3fe3b897b97fbe8f2234a24c267c4.webp?v=1732607452","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-biochar-solution-carbon-farming-and-climate-change-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}