190827 Biochar: Battling Climate Change

The School of Geosciences in The University of Edinburgh and Scotland's Rural College, in partnership with The Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce, Bright Green Business d CeeD are hosting an event around the topic of Battling Climate Change.Each organisation has a wide, varied network of individuals and businesses. Their members all  strive to gain knowledge, network with like-minded organisations and gain further skills.  'Networking with a Purpose'

Biochar: Battling Climate Change event aims to raise awareness of Biochar to non-scientist and industries. The now named ‘Climate Crisis’ is currently a hot topic with businesses all across Scotland striving to meet the government 2050 targets. Biochar could be the answer in mitigating climate change through carbon capture and storage. In this respect, public understanding, use and promotion could help biochar enter the wider market. In order to encourage a Circular Economy, attendees may be interested in providing feedstocks to stop useful material going to land fill. The greater understanding could help public devote resources and time to Biochar. As a result Biochar can become an effective climate mitigation tool.