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Help Rescue The Planet RIBA May 7-11 Biochar Farming Carbon Craig Sams Founder and Executive Chairman May 8 2012 Louisiana Territory - Virgin Prairie DUST BOWL 1935 Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska Eve Balfour Founded Soil Association 1946

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Help Rescue The Planet RIBA May 7-11

Biochar – Farming Carbon

Craig Sams Founder and Executive Chairman May 8 2012

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Louisiana Territory - Virgin Prairie

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DUST BOWL 1935 Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska

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Eve Balfour Founded Soil Association 1946

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Stop subsidies Put human health first Green Revolution had unintended consequences Genetic Engineering a problem, not a solution Little time left Protect our agricultural capital (soil) Support small farmers and diverse ecosystems Study and learn from traditional farming

Reward farmers who prevent climate change

Johannesburg April 2008 400 experts Report:

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Carbon Farming Efficiency

Energy needed to produce 1 calorie of food: Industrial Farmer: 12 calories fossil fuel Organic Farmer: 6 calories fossil fuel (Man with a hoe: 1 calorie of energy produces 20 calories of food)

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Rodale Institute 30 year trial results 1. Organic uses 45% less energy 2. Average yields match conventional (soybeans/corn) 3. C sequestration 1 MT/ha (3.7 T CO2/ha) per annum

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USA arable: 172 Million Ha Global arable: 1.4 Bn Ha US is 1/8 of Global farmland

USA in Metric: Per Annum Conventional: .45 Gt Co2 emitted If Organic: .75 Gt CO2 sequestered

Good - but can we do better?

Source: Pimentel Cornell

If Worldwide Per Annum Conventional: 3.6 Gt Co2 emitted If Organic: 6Gt CO2 sequestered

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BIOCHAR

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What does it do?

Reduces nutrient leaching and fertiliser use
Helps soils retain moisture
Increases microbiological populations - refugia
Reduces plant disease
Improves soil structure - glomalin
Reduces soil N2O emissions by up to 80%
Improves soil fertility
Increases crop yields

+ Long term carbon sequestration

Biochar

What is it?

Charcoal made to be used as a soil improver

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Making it Real and Creating Routes to Market Production Projects Products

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Carbon Gold Biochar Kiln

(Near Fairlight)

66% yield increase Up to 90% emissions reduction Farm-scale 10 sold overseas 5 sold in UK Order pipeline

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Carbon Gold Biochar Kilns

CG Tilting Ring Kiln 10m3 CG Tilting Ring Kiln Array

Permanent site
Production capacity of 3.5 tonnes/day

Confidential and Proprietary Information of Carbon Gold Limited.

Skid mounted and semi-automatic
Production capacity 1 tonne/day

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First UK Commercial production E.Sussex September 2010

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Trials: Little Gem lettuces

Trial by: Stephanie Donaldson – Gardening Editor Country Living

25th August 2011 23rd September 2011

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“Delfland Plants ran trials on Carbon Gold’s biochar-based seed compost on 5,000 plants – a mixture of brassicas, lettuce, rainbow chard and red mustard. The trials ran alongside a control batch of each of these plants using Klassman,

ur peat-based seed compost of choice.

Carbon Gold’s seed compost produced the same excellent results as our normal seed compost choice and it performed as well in terms of germination and growth rate We would be happy to use biochar-based compost products for a specific range

f vegetable plugs for growers, using Carbon Gold’s excellent product range”

John Overoorde, CEO Delfland Plants

Replacing Peat

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Growing Grass with biochar in Ontario Three year trial – 3.9 tonnes/ha single application on sown pasture in 2007:

Greater year on year biomass growth
Superior nutritional quality forage
Increased milk production
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions

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GroChar + Cacao = fruit within 3 years

Normal maturation time: 7 years Slash and burn farming replaced with Slash and char

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Rolling it out: UNDP Supporting crop trials and biochar production with $50,000 grant, followed by $500,000 when trials complete

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Strong Brand Values

Corporate Brand: Commercial, track record, market leader, global Product Brand: Tested, trusted, competitive

Soil Association Certified for organic use
Peat-free
Organic ingredients or from FSC certified woodland

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Branded Products

Design and Packaging: Iconic, Challenger, Disruptive, Engaging

On Sale in Garden Centres, Waitrose, Amazon and other Online suppliers

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Replacing Peat

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Biochar-to-CO2 Conversion Ratios

Biochar : Carbon Dioxide 1 tonne : 2.35 tonnes Biochar : Carbon Dioxide 1 tonne : 3 tonnes Biochar : Carbon Dioxide 1 tonne : 6 tonnes

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Australia – Carbon Tax and Carbon Farming

Commencing: July 1 2012 Floor price for CO2: A$23 No tax on agricultural emissions but… Per tonne biochar/ha: $69 One off payment Microbiological bonus: $46 One off payment Annual N2O payment: $23 Recurring payment Plus: lower input and irrigation costs, increased yields

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Lord Nicholas Stern

“Delay now and haste later not only builds up damage but also risks expensive mistakes in investment decisions. The greater the coordinated involvement of all emitters the more successful, cheaper and equitable are actions and outcomes.”

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