It's supposed to suck carbon out of the air, reduce air pollution and even generate energy. Biochar is produced by burning stubble, wood and other biomass and could help us solve many problems. But does it live up to the hype?

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Read more:
Potential of biochar use in building materials : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Review on biochar from NGO Bio-fuel Watch:
https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/wp-co...

Electricity generation potential from biochar in Northern India:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Model for Biochar Additions to Soil: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Biochar as a negative emission technology:
https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.co...

Potential for biochar carbon sequestration from crop residues:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p...

Biochar: Crop residue management and climate change mitigation in India:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Bio-Char Soil Management on Highly Weathered Soils in the Humid Tropics:
https://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/l...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Pyrolysis and Carbon Sequestration
02:51 Biomass availability
04:04 India
05:37 Energy
06:30 Soil enhancement
08:49 Nitrous oxide
09:56 Carbon credits
11:37 Conclusion