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November 27 2008: Biochar the
only way to permanently remove CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Carbon Gold and the International Biochar Initiative
(IBI) are working together to get Biochar accredited as
a practical solution to Global Warming. Together these
two organisations are attending the COP14 at Poznan from
the 1-12 December 2008 to lobby for the accreditation of
Biochar in anticipation of the Copenhagan 2009 Climate
Change Conference. Download
full press release…
April 30 2009: Back to the
Future – Presentation by Sue McDougall to Globe-Lufpig
Conference, European Parliament, Brussels.
In discussions about climate change, the finger of blame is usually pointed at
heavy industry, the transport sector and at energy generation. The emissions
generated by agriculture are often overlooked. The truth is that around half
of all emissions between 1850 and 1980 came from agriculture. These arose not
just from the inroads that cultivation made on natural forest both temperate
and tropical, on woodlands and even the clearance of hedges but also from the
change in agricultural practices. The first synthetic nitrogen fertilisers were
made in the early 1900s and as agriculture became more dependent on their usage,
soils were correspondingly depleted of their humus content. Whereas soils commonly
held 30 to 40 tonnes a hectare of carbon in the form of humus, the figure for
non organic farms can be as little as 5 to 10 tonnes a hectare. Download
full presentation…
July 29 2009: Carbon Gold produces
world’s first organic biochar and brings fresh approach
to the challenge of climate change
Carbon Gold, the leading biochar project developer,
today announces it has produced the world’s first organic
biochar. Taking biomass waste from Soil Association certified
traditional chestnut coppice woodland in Sussex, Carbon
Gold uses its proprietary technology to create this fresh
solution to the challenge of climate change. Download
full press release…
July 30 2009: Carbon Gold submits
the world’s first biochar methodology to the Voluntary
Carbon Standard
Carbon Gold, the world’s leading biochar project
developer, today announces it has submitted the first ever
biochar methodology to the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS),
the global standard and program for approval of credible
voluntary offsets. The successful approval of the methodology
will set the standard for all future biochar projects seeking
to generate VCS certified carbon credits for sale on the
voluntary market. Download
full press release…
August 30 2009: Carbon Gold
announces groundbreaking partnership with the Maldives
In the first initiative after its announcement
of going carbon neutral by 2020, the new government of
the Republic of the Maldives has announced it will be working
with Carbon Gold to implement a series of biochar projects
across the Maldivian archipelago. Download
full press release…
September 19 2009: Carbon,
climate change and chocolate - Carbon Gold announces
deal with Green & Black’s
Carbon Gold, the world’s leading sustainable biochar
project developer, has entered into a deal with Green & Black’s
organic chocolate to implement a groundbreaking biochar
project in Belize. The project will help to boost cacao
farmers’ incomes, improve soil fertility and capture carbon
that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as
CO2. Download
full press release…
September 22 2009: President
of Maldives Announces Commitment to BioChar to Meet
Zero Carbon Goal
NEW YORK, September 22, 2009 – Mohamed Nasheed,
President of Maldives, today affirmed his commitment to
biochar as an important means of meeting the country’s
goal to be “Zero Carbon” by 2020. Announced as part of
Climate Week at the UN in New York, this commitment further
solidifies the country’s position as a leader in combating
climate change and highlights the potential of biochar
as a solution to growing CO2 emissions. Download
full press release…
November 1 2009: Dan Morrell
steps down as non-executive director of Carbon Gold
Dan Morrell, a co founder of Carbon Gold, announced
that he is to step down as a non-executive director of
Carbon Gold in order to devote his full energies to the
Carbon Advisory Service Ltd, (CAS) a (low carbon sustainable
engineering consultancy ) that he founded in 2007. Download
full press release…
February 2010: Three new
products to cut your carbon footprint and improve the
fertility of your garden soil
Carbon Gold, the world’s first biochar garden
products company, has launched an exciting new range
for Spring 2010 that captures an ancient, traditional
way to improve soil fertility and structure – naturally.
The three products: GroChar Complex a concentrated biochar
soil improver, All Purpose BioChar Compost and Biochar
Seed Compost will be available in UK garden centres and
all carry full Soil Association approval. Download
full press release…
September 2011: Cutting your carbon footprint and improving soil fertility with Carbon Gold
Three Soil Association approved biochar-based products launched at GLEE by Carbon Gold are a modern take on a 2000-year old gardening tradition that will empower today’s users to improve their soil and cut their personal carbon footprint. Read full press release...
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