Charcoal
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Information about charcoal.
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Benefits
Issues
Deforestation
Charcoal may be produced from trees cut in a manner that leads to deforestation or forest degradation.
- Potential solutions: The BioRegional Charcoal Company Ltd. (BRCC) in the United Kingdom, which "imports over 90% of its barbecue charcoal", works to prevent loss of forests and support woodland communities through localized production of wood products. BRCC coordinates multiple local producers that market their product as a single "brand". "The network supplies high quality charcoal, firewood and kindling to major retailers using the most local producer to each store"; local sourcing also reduces carbon dioxide emissions from transportation.
- According to a BRCC press release[1], "BRCC’s network of charcoal burners and woodland workers across the UK use wood feedstock from local coppice woodland and thinnings. The wood used is independently certified by The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an independent body that monitors internationally agreed standards for sustainable forestry management."
Organizations
- International Biochar Initiative of Renew the Earth (RTE) (headquartered in the United States).
Events
- International Agrichar Initiative 2007 Conference - 29 April-2 May 2007, Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia.
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Char (Agrichar/Biochar) (International Biochar Initiative) | ||
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Solid biofuels: Wood | Char/Charcoal | Biomass pellets | ||
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Categories: Agriculture | Biomass | Charcoal | Products | Solid biofuels | Wood
