[Terrapreta] Do BECs threaten forests?

[Duane Pendergast]

I think there will be a tradeoff between energy production from
biomaterials, and soil building carbon sequestration. The current schemes to
use biomaterials for energy represent one extreme where all the carbon from
biomaterials is converted back to CO2 when the products are used. Some are
belatedly realizing that using bioenergy to run our cars in this way will
lead to deforestation and more mining of soil resources. There is thus a
need to integrate other energy services (i.e. greenhouse gas free nuclear
energy) into the overall system to push the overall system toward more char
and soil building capacity. 

 

Duane Pendergast

 

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[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of lou gold
Sent: November 6, 2007 11:53 PM
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Subject: [Terrapreta] Do BECs threaten forests?

 

Do BECs threaten forests?

 http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1106-carbon-negative_becs.html

(11/06/2007) A proposed mechanism for generating carbon-negative bioenergy
-- an energy source that reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide levels -- could
drive large-scale deforestation in the tropics and undermine efforts to
conserve forests for carbon offsets says a biofuel expert, Laurens
Rademakers.

Reactions?

Thanks,

lou

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