Tuesday, September 9, 2008: Conference Day 2
Technical Plenary Session 3: Biochar Amendments to Soils
Oral Presentations:
o Frans deLeii: “Potential of Charcoal for Land Remediation”
o Stephan Haefele: “Biochar in Rice-based Systems: Characteristics and Agronomic Effects”
o Joseph Kimetu: “Biochar Stability and Stabilization as Affected by Soil Degradation and Texture”
o Beata Emoke Madari: “The Potential of Biochar as a Soil Amendment for Grains Production in the Brazilian Cerrado”
Technical Plenary Session 4: Carbon Trading, Commercialization, and Policy Issues concerning Biochar
· Keynote Speaker: Bruce McCarl, Texas A&M University, US
· Oral Presentations:
o Mark Breiter: “Additionality: Biochar-Based Carbon Transfers to the Inactive Carbon Pool Foster a Sustainable Carbon Market”
o Thomas Del Monte: “Global Warming Solution—Carbon-Negative Energy Production, Reforestation Acceleration, Deforestation Deceleration, Desertification Mitigation, and Long-term Increases in Food Production for Impoverished Nations. Are we ready for it?”
o Peter Read: “The Central Role of Biochar in Managing Climate Risk”
Extension Session: The Biochar Future: From Science to Practice
Participants Include:
o Cordner Peacocke, CARE Ltd, UK
o Len Humphreys, Australian Biodiesel Group, Ltd, Australia
o Nikolaus Foidl, Farming Consultant, Bolivia
Panel Discussion - The Biochar Future
Panelists Include:
o Tim Flannery, 2007 Australian of the Year; journalist
o Durwood Zaelke, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, US
Public Lecture: Tim Flannery
Gala Dinner
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