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Biochar Standardization and Legislation Harmonization

2017
Scholarly Work
Sebastian Meyer, Lorenzo Genesio, Ines Vogel, Hans-Peter Schmidt, Gerhard Soja, Edward Someus, Simon Shackley, Frank G. A. Verheijen, Bruno Glaser
This paper summarizes the efforts on biochar standardization which have been carried out by voluntary products standards and illustrates the existing legislation in EU member states, which apply to the production and use of biochar.

The Legality of Biochar Use: Regulatory Requirements and Risk Assessment

2016
Scholarly Work
Jim Hammond, Hans-Peter Schmidt, Laura van School, Greet Ruysschaert, Victoria Nelissen, Rodrigo Ibarrola, Adam O’Toole, Simon Shackley, Tania van Laer
This book chapter addresses the known potential risks from biochar production and use and the regulations and legislation applicable to biochar in selected European countries.

H.R. 5316, the Healthy Soils and Rangeland Solutions Act

2016
Proposed Legislation
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a Carbon Sequestration Pilot Program to make grants to sequester carbon through grazing practices, restoration of degraded public lands, and the use of compost or biochar on public lands.

Research priorities for negative emissions

2016
Scholarly Work
S Fuss, C D Jones, F Kraxner, G P Peters, P Smith, M Tavoni, D P van Vuuren, J G Canadell, R B Jackson, R B Jackson, J R Moreira, N Nakicenovic, A Sharifi, Y Yamagata
This paper identifies some urgent research needs around NETs, including in governance and policy, to provide a more complete picture for reaching ambitious climate targets and the role that NETs can play in reaching them.

Legal Constraints and Opportunities for Biochar: A Case Analysis of EU Law

2015
Scholarly Work
Tania van Laer, Peter de Smedt, Frederik Ronsse, Greet Ruysschaert, Pascal Boeckx, Willy Verstraete, Jeroen Buysse, Luc Lavrysen
This article addresses the legal issues of biochar from a European (Flemish) point of view and provides a general insight in what potential legal constraints the development of a biochar industry might face and what opportunities lie ahead.

Organic Waste for Compost and Biochar in the EU: Mobilizing the Potential

2015
Scholarly Work
Daniel Meyer-Kohlstock, Tonia Schmitz , Eckhard Kraft
This paper proposes the improvement of existing and the creation of new compost markets based on the integration of biochar and the implementation of obligatory recycling targets with flexible implementation approaches.