Aimed mainly at a professional audience, this book is intended
to provide a user-friendly handbook on biochar. It de-mystifies the
scientific, engineering and managerial issues surrounding biochar
and makes the whole topic more understandable and approachable to
potential users. These include policy makers, landowners and
farmers, landuse, agricultural and environmental consultants,
industry and lobby groups and NGOs.
The chapters review state-of-the-art knowledge in a
non-technical way of biochar production, soil science, agriculture,
environmental impacts, economics, the law and regulation and
climate change policy. They explain the facets of biochar through
the use of explanatory boxes, info-graphics and concise summaries
of key concepts and understanding. The authors also present
research findings from the first coordinated European biochar field
trial, representing the largest biochar field trial globally,
including the effects of several biochars (made from typical
European feedstocks) on soil properties, soil functioning and crop
growth and the costs and benefits of producing and using biochar.
They evaluate whether the claimed climate change benefits of
biochar are really justified compared to other choices on how we
use our limited resources. They provide hands-on practical
information and knowledge on how to combine biochar with other soil
amendments (such as manure and composts) and with agronomic good
practice, how to ensure that it is safe and effective and how to
select the most appropriate biochar for different agronomic
circumstances.
The book then summarises the key information for those who need
to be aware of biochar from a policy perspective at local,
national, EU and international levels.
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