People Fixing the World
Ways to save the planet: Ancient solutions
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November 2, 2021
24 minutes
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Sixteen percent of greenhouse gas emissions could be saved by using biochar, a simple fertilising technique adopted by tribes in the Amazon thousands of years ago. If produced on an industrial scale, scientists say biochar could be as powerful as renewable energy in the fight against climate change.
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