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šÆ The Danish Agriculture Agreement's goal is to store 2 million tons of CO2 annually over the next 15 years. With ambitious goals and the slow and expensive ramp-up of carbon capture and storage (#CCS), the nonprofitĀ CIP FondenĀ investigated how BCR could complement DanishĀ #climateĀ action.Ā
They concluded that BCR could and SHOULD play a major role because:Ā
Ā š Its permanence, with CIP noting that 80% of the carbon in biochar remains intact even after 100 years, and 75% persists after 1,000 years (note: numbers that should soon be revised upwards).
Ā š¶ Its affordability, with shadow prices ranging from DKK 250-700 (ā¬34-94) per tonne CO2, far lower than the DKK 1,500 (ā¬200) per tonne CO2 for biomass-based CHP plant carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
Ā š„ BCR is removing carbon in Denmark right now - 12 pyrolysis plants in Denmark, are either established or under construction. They are estimated to have the capability to produce biochar corresponding to a net storage of over 45,000 tons of CO2 annually.Ā
However, for BCR to scale and reach its full climate potential, CIP identified three key areas that need to be addressed both nationally and also to a larger extent within the EU:Ā
Ā š Establishing a legal basis for BCR from agricultural residues
Ā šŖ Initiating CCS subsidies and transitioning to a climate credit market
Ā š Developing guidelines for agricultural biochar useĀ
š£ At this point a huge shout-out toĀ StiesdalĀ SkyClean for their groundbreaking work on developing both the technology, but also awareness and markets for biochar. This, coupled with Denmarkās target of delivering 2,000,000t of carbon dioxide removal (#CDR) through BCR per year by 2030, makes Denmark a real CDR leader in Europe.
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