ABSTRACT
The long-term survival of planet earth requires that air temperatures do not rise more than 4°C-5°C over present levels. To achieve this goal, it is not only necessary to stabilize and-even better-reduce atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases but also more importantly to reduce anthropogenic heat production (Chaisson 2008; Nickolaenko 2009; Nordell and Gervet 2009). This in turn requires the replacement of fossil fuels with those derived from renewable resources, the source of which can only be the sun. Biochar both has the potential to be a major player in this endeavor and at the same time acts as a catalyst for the promotion of activities that will lead to the achievement of the required goals.
