[Terrapreta] Pyrolysis reactor Tower Assembly

[Duane Pendergast]

That's a kind of wistful thought re the UN, the US and Kyoto Sean.  The UN
has been working on climate change for 20 years and Kyoto itself has bogged
down to total ineffectiveness. The UN seems only vaguely aware of the Terra
Preta concept to date and it seems next to impossible a mechanism to provide
credits would be even recognized by 2012. Apparently global warming has flat
lined for the past ten years. 

 

Maybe the soil improvement card is the best one to work on. Perhaps all the
current negative reaction to the use of biofuels will bring some attention
to the soil improvement possible from wise and thoughtful use of organic
material.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Duane

 

 

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From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Sean K. Barry
Sent: April 21, 2008 9:53 AM
To: 'Terra Preta'
Subject: [Terrapreta] Pyrolysis reactor Tower Assembly

 

See images at: http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/barrytower042108

 

Hi Richard,

 

I was just in a discussion on the 'terrapreta' list about how one might
audit their "carbon footprint" and then make that much charcoal per year.
It occurred to me that under the Kyoto Protocol, earned "charcoal credits"
to make charcoal for charcoal-in-soil carbon sequestration would ONLY be
paid in Non-Annex 1, developing countries.  If the US signs the Kyoto
Protocol (we are an Annex 1, developed and industrialized, heavy emitter
nation), then we would only pay "carbon credits" until we stopped all fossil
carbon emissions.

 

So, a person in the US, who might have a "carbon footprint" of 5.5 metric
tons (~5 ton) yr-1 would pay for  5 "carbon credits" to have someone else in
a Non-Annex 1 country, on the other side of the world, earn 5 "carbon
credits" to make ~5-6 tons of charcoal.

 

The US really should sign the Kyoto Protocol and participate under the
current rules until 2012, like every other country on the planet.  Then,
maybe the IRS could give tax deductions (or tax credits) for payment for
"carbon credits" into the Clean Development Fund.  The market for biomass
carbonization technology would go to an export business.

 

I assembled the Pyrolysis Reactor Tower today.  I had it fabricated over the
winter.

 

Regards,

 

SKB 

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