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The Ancient 'Wonder Material' Sucking CO2 Out of the Atmosphere. "Though public awareness is low, some scientists believe "biochar" is quietly becoming the world's first major carbon removal success story." (via @david) https://reasonstobecheerful.world/netzero-coffee-husks-biochar-climate-reduce-emissions/
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There was a time when I'd get excited about this, but now I fear that greenwashing tech bros have found a new grift.
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So nice to read about technology already in use, scaling up!
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The article has an unfortunate bias towards industrial scale. Unlike other "carbon capture" char can also be produced (and is) by many small operators. #biochar

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