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submitted 1 year ago by Gaywallet to c/science

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[–] Gaywallet 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It seems unfair to say that we’re saving on CO2 and methane from decomposition without also counting the cost of the biochar combustion.

Biochar is still a pretty new concept, but results are promising as a potential overall carbon negative process.

[–] Bendavisunlv6@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Carbon negative when applied to soil. Making it is still a carbon releasing combustion process

EDIT okay I’m wrong they are including the production in their calculations.

[–] thorndike@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Biochar has been used for 2000+ years, so it is NOT a new concept. Look up Terra Preta. This is biochar enhanced soil found in the amazon.

[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

we should turn food waste into biochar instead of letting it turn into methane in landfills