Webinars - biochar-international

The IBI webinar series connects participants to leaders in the biochar field, from business professionals to producers to academics, who present cutting-edge information, research and updates to our IBI membership. Each participant will have an opportunity to interact live with the presenter by submitting questions during the webinar, as time permits, for real-time responses.

You must be a dues-paying member to participate in these special events at no charge. Non-members may participate for a $40 registration fee. (If you are not an IBI member and would like to join, please click here). If you are a member and are not able to attend the presentation, all presentations are posted for members to watch/listen to in the IBI Member’s only area.

Upcoming Webinars

IBI Educational Webinar Series: The 1000 Year Question: Understanding Biochar Permanence

02/16/2023

IBI Educational Webinar Series:
The 1000 Year Question: Understanding Biochar Permanence

16 Feb. 2023 12:00 – 1:30 pm ET (US)

Explore recently published research about biochar permanence with IBI partners at the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Strategies.

Free to IBI Members or $40 for non-members

To Register:
Register here – Registration includes access to the slides and a recording of the webinar.

Presenters:

Hans-Peter Schmidt – Ithaka Institute for Carbon Strategies

Hans-Peter Schmidt has been a pioneer in the field of biochar since 2008. He has worked on all aspects of biochar including the creation of a wide variety of biochar production equipment, biochar production in high and low technology scenarios, application techniques, field trial design, biochar characterization, and biochar education (creator of the Ithaka Journal). In addition, Hans-Peter has designed and used biochar plaster as a building material and developed nano-biochar for the skiing industry. He has extensive experience working across Europe and has worked on developing world projects as well including Nepal, Bangladesh and Cuba. He is the lead developer of the Global C-Sink certification methods.

Prof. Dr. Samuel Abiven, Professor

Dr. Samuel Abiven is a professor for terrestrial biogeochemistry at the Ecole supérieure in Paris, and science director of the Ecotron Ile de France. He studied agronomy and biogeosciences in France (ESA Angers, Université Paris VI / ENS Paris) and received a PhD in Agronomy and environmental sciences in 2005 from Agrocampus Rennes. He then moved to Zurich, first as post-doc researcher on a project looking at lignin molecules in the plants and soils. In 2008, he received a Ambizione grant from the Swiss National Foundation for Science to work on the persistence of fire-derived organic matter in soils.

Among his many peer-reviewed published papers, Dr. Abiven is a co-author on the recently released paper, “Permanence of soil applied biochar.”

Moderator: Kathleen Draper

Kathleen is the Board Chair of the International Biochar Initiative. She is also the US Director of the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence. The Institute is an open source network focusing on beneficial carbon sequestration strategies which simultaneously provide economic development opportunities both in the developed and developing world. In 2020 she helped launch C-interest, a start-up focused on creating biochar based composite materials. She has written extensively about various topics related to biochar and is a co-author of the book “Terra Preta: How the World’s Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change and Reduce World Hunger” and “BURN: Using Fire to Cool the Earth”.

Speakers

IBI Educational Webinar Series: Carbon Cascades

05/24/2019

May 24, 2019; 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET (U.S.)

The biochar industry welcomed the inclusion of biochar in the IPCC’s recent Special Report as one of only six negative emissions technologies (NET) that may be capable of significantly rebalancing carbon. However, the maximum drawdown potential estimated in their report looked only at biochar’s use in soils, presumably agricultural soils and presumably only included biochar made from wood waste and agricultural residues.

Biochar can have a much bigger and bolder impact on carbon rebalancing if we look beyond these constraints. Feedstock and end uses for biochar have been expanding rapidly over the past few years. Organic ‘waste’ such as seaweed, food waste, manures and biosolids are being viewed as excellent materials that can be converted from materials that traditionally emit large amounts of greenhouse gases as they decay into long term carbon storage vehicles. Banking carbon in the form of biochar can be done in soils and cities, in consumables and composites that can last for generations. The carbon math behind various new end uses for biochar shows that the potential for carbon removal using biochar is far greater than previously imagined.

In this webinar this expanded perspective of biochar will be discussed by Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper, co-authors of BURN: Using Fire to Cool the Earth.

Non-members may access the webinar for a $40 fee. If you are a member and are expecting to access the webinar for free, please log in first, then visit the Members’ Only website (scroll down to the ‘Upcoming Webinars’ Section) or return to this page for the members registration link to appear.

Presenters

Albert Bates

Albert Bates is a lawyer, scientist, teacher and founder of the Global Village Institute. His books include The Biochar Solution; Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth; Climate in Crisis; The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook; Plastic: From Pollution to Evolution and The Paris Agreement. He is a Board member of the US Biochar Initiative.

Kathleen Draper

Kathleen is a member of the IBI Board and US Biochar Initiative Board. She is also the US Director of the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence. The Institute is an open source network focusing on beneficial carbon sequestration strategies which simultaneously provide economic development opportunities both in the developed and developing world. She is an editor and writer for The Biochar Journal, sponsored by the Ithaka Institute. Kathleen also works with various different universities and individuals on projects that are investigating the use of biochar in cement and other building and packaging products to develop products with lower embodied carbon which can be made from locally available organic waste. She has written extensively about various topics related to biochar and is a co-author of the book “Terra Preta: How the World’s Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change and Reduce World Hunger” and “BURN: Using Fire to Cool the Planet”.

For More Information:

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IBI Educational Webinar Series: Biochar Use on Golf Courses

03/20/2019

Biochar Use on Golf Courses

March 20, 2019; 12:00 – 1:30 pm ET

Golf courses around the world are facing increasing challenges related to water management and calls for increased environmental stewardship. Biochar has been shown to help reduce the need for irrigation, improve drainage and mitigate compaction. It can also reduce the need for fertilizers and fungicides which improves water quality. Using biochar instead of peat moss can also provide for longer term solutions and improved carbon footprints for golf courses.

This webinar will outline the environmental and economic benefits of using biochar on golf courses and other managed turf applications. Award-winning golf course superintendent Dan Dinelli will outline his experiences with testing and deploying biochar on golf courses in the United States.

Free to IBI Members or $40 for non-members

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Dan Dinelli, Presenter

Dan Dinelli is an award-winning Golf Course Superintendent for North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Illinois where he is responsible for design, landscaping, agronomy, sustainability, environmental regulations, business operations and staff management. He supervises environmental management, soil biology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape architecture, surface water hydrology, aquatic ecology, plant ecology and phytobiomass.

Dan graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Agronomy and Horticulture. He has received the President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship as well as many other Environmental awards.

Kathleen Draper, Moderator

Kathleen is a member of the IBI Board and Chair of IBI’s Information Hub. She is also the US Director of the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence. The Institute is an open source network focusing on beneficial carbon sequestration strategies which simultaneously provide economic development opportunities both in the developed and developing world. She is an editor and writer for The Biochar Journal, sponsored by the Ithaka Institute. Kathleen also works with various different universities and individuals on projects that are investigating the use of biochar in cement and other building and packaging products to develop products with lower embodied carbon which can be made from locally available organic waste. She has written extensively about various topics related to biochar and is a co-author of the book “Terra Preta: How the World’s Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change and Reduce World Hunger” and “BURN: Using Fire to Cool the Planet”.