[Terrapreta] IPCC Summary for Policy Makers

[lou gold]

Can some of you science guys write to the big league science writers?
Folks like Andrew Revkin at the NY Times, etc would be good. Emails
are generally available in connection with their columns. We need a
campaign.



On Nov 18, 2007 4:35 PM, Duane Pendergast <still.thinking at computare.org>
wrote:

> Dear Erich, Kevin,
>
> The IPCC Mitigation report does discuss the concept that biomaterial could
> be burned completely for energy, the resultant CO2 could be captured,
> recompressed using some form of energy, and injected into the ground a la
> schemes to sequester carbon dioxide from fossil fuel plants.  That gets
> the
> IPCC into the carbon negative concept.
>
> It is inexplicable, that with all the expertise they have mustered, they
> don't even mention the concept of partial combustion leaving some char for
> sequestration. Sure some energy production would be foregone - but the
> energy consumptive steps of CO2 separation/compression would also be
> avoided. I would bet it would be easier to demonstrate lasting
> sequestration
> with a solid product than a gas too.
>
> I spoke to a local agricultural/climate mitigation expert about the fact
> terra preta is missing from the IPCC a couple of months ago. (That expert
> is
> now a Nobel Prize winner by the way.) He is interested and he charitably
> suggested the IPCC is possibly just not sure enough of it's efficacy to
> bring the concept forward to their grab-bag of potential solutions. I find
> it hard to buy that, as there are plenty of other proposed solutions in
> their arsenal that are far from proven - indeed some are counterproductive
> re atmospheric greenhouse gas reduction.
>
> I'm guessing there is just no champion for Terra Preta on the IPCC
> authorship list, and that the contributors have their own pet theories
> and/or financial interests to promote. Perhaps some of you should be
> applying to contribute to the IPCC as authors. Here is a how to guide.
>
> http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/ipcc/nominations-dec2003.htm
>
> Duane
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
> [mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Chisholm
> Sent: November 18, 2007 6:54 AM
> To: Shengar at aol.com
> Cc: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
> Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] IPCC Summary for Policy Makers
>
>
> Dear Erich
> Shengar at aol.com wrote:
> > This IPCC menu of remediation fits TP to a T, However they don't say
> > the C word (charcoal), our friends at Biopact at least know that
> > Biotic-Carbon-Capture & Storage, (CCS) , and 'negative emissions
> > energy' should read Charcoal to the Soils.
> >
> >
> > http://biopact.com/2007/11/ipcc-scientists-call-on-bioenergy-and.html
> This is peculiar indeed!! I think it detracts significantly from their
> work, in that it suggests a studious attempt to avoid any suggestion of
> "distributed carbon control." More specifically, it suggests that they
> are supporting central plants and big industry, to the exclusion of
> newcomers and small business. It also suggests a hidden agenda, a
> support of central control, and an imbalanced approach to dealing with
> the problem.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Erich J. Knight
> > Shenandoah Gardens
> > 1047 Dave Berry Rd.
> > McGaheysville, VA. 22840
> > (540) 289-9750
> > shengar at aol.com
> >
> >
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