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Denmark's €1.3 billion pyrolysis subsidy scheme starts in 2027, targeting facilities that process agricultural and forestry waste. This positions Denmark as a European leader in biochar production infrastructure.

#Denmark #biochar #pyrolysis #greentransition

Beyond agriculture, biochar is entering concrete production (5-15% cement replacement), water filtration systems, and livestock feed additives. These applications expand markets while maintaining carbon storage benefits, which is exactly what the scaling of carbon capture solutions needs.

How Biochar Builds Drought Resilience: The Science Of Soil Porosity Discover how high-heat biochar acts as a "micro-sponge" to increase soil water retention, combat drought, and boost crop yields by up to 35% in water-stressed regions.

Biochar's porous structure holds water like a sponge. Field trials show 20%+ water retention gains and longer irrigation intervals—critical as droughts intensify.

#Biochar #Drought #ClimateAdaptation

Climate goals require pragmatic deployment of solutions we have now—not just betting on technologies that may take decades to prove viable at scale.

#Biochar #CCS #CarbonRemoval #Pyrolysis #ClimatePolicy

When utility companies spend half a billion preparing CCS applications they ultimately abandon, it raises important questions about resource allocation in the climate transition. How much good could this amount of money have done, if allocated to viable projects instead?

It can store carbon for centuries, improves agricultural productivity, and requires a fraction of the infrastructure investment that CCS demands. The technology is mature, scalable, and projects can start without multi-year tender processes.

We have a fundamental choice in climate action:
Wait for complex, capital-intensive technologies that require years of planning and billion-kroner subsidies, or deploy proven solutions that work today.

Biochar production is one such solution.

The result: Only one company remains in the bidding process for a 28 billion DKK fund meant to capture 2.3 million tons of CO2 by 2030. Meanwhile, consumers and taxpayers absorb the cost of hundreds of millions spent on applications that were never submitted.

We just watched 500,000,000 DKK vanish into thin air 📄

Hofor spent 202 million DKK preparing their application—179 million went to consultants. Fjernvarme Fyn spent 165 million. Six other utilities spent millions more. All abandoned their applications due to economic risks.

"Carbon removal lets polluters off the hook" — a fair concern, but physics doesn't care about moral hazards. Only math.

Even at zero emissions tomorrow, existing CO₂ stays for centuries.

The IPCC is clear: we need cuts AND removal.

Not either/or. Yes, and.

#Biochar #CarbonRemoval