Investigating Biochar in Colombia

This research paper evaluates the sustainability, barriers, and opportunities for biochar production in Colombia, identifying it as a net-negative emissions technology with the potential to avoid CO2 emissions by transforming residual biomass.

• Biochar is categorized as a land-based mitigation technology (LMT) and a net-negative emissions technology (NET) that can prevent CO2 emissions from being rapidly released into the atmosphere. The primary obstacles to its production and adoption in Colombia are inadequate policies and high investment costs.
• The study estimates that roughly 10% of agricultural residual biomass can be converted into biochar for soil reintegration. Over a century, every tonne of biochar placed in the soil can potentially avoid between 1 and 2.2 tonnes of CO2eq emissions.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Investigating Biochar in Colombia. https://www.sei.org/publications/investigating-biochar-in-colombia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Investigating Biochar in Colombia. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/investigating-biochar-in-colombia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023investigating, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Investigating Biochar in Colombia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/investigating-biochar-in-colombia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }