Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis

This book provides background and detail about the only viable way (for the foreseeable future) to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and suppress the effects of other (more potent) greenhouse gases such as methane. It is called "Burn" because the process of "roasting" organic products separates the volatile GHG-producing by-products from the elemental carbon, and creates many useful products.These products range from eliminating noxious odors to manufacturing graphene. For agriculture, the pure carbon acts like a coral reef, which can capture ammonia and immobilize nitrogen, phosphates, and heavy metals resulting in cleaner water and less stress such as algae blooms. The carbon can trap and immobilize salt, which threatens many areas of the world due to over-irrigation and sea level rise. The carbon holds moisture and beneficial bacteria, reducing the need for water and artificial fertilizers. Areas that currently pollute waterways with hog lagoons, cattle and chicken manures can use the technologies described to clean-up pollution and enhance production. The carbon and the by-products can make concrete with far less GHG pollution, concrete which is stronger and less prone to failure than conventional. New construction materials outperform the existing ones -- and sequester carbon that otherwise would pollute the atmosphere.I'd like to specifically recommend this book to High School students and teachers as part of their curriculum in science, environmental studies, and humanities. These are global solutions with equal application everywhere on earth. I'd also recommend it to undergraduate and graduate programs -- and especially for young people who are searching for meaningful and satisfying careers.

Thank you Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper and the many people who have provided their knowledge to this ongoing process. I am delighted to see the response when I show the book to our potential clients. Soon we will be sharing the content with local schools and institutions around the country. It will even become part of the program by the Goethe Institute's German language international project competition.… " They are ten Grade 9 and 10 students who have been learning German as an elective subject for 2-3 years. Their German speaking skills would be at a beginner to intermediate stage.The Goethe-Institut may have already contacted you to ask whether you would like to be involved. The idea is that the students first do some learning about German and Australian businesses with German links to get their heads around the language involved in business. Then they research into local businesses, which may have a link to Germany or the German language."…" to introduce the students to an innovative idea or business model (in German) and hence help them to improve their language skills and help to make learning the language more authentic and interesting while pursuing something relevant to our community.The third part of the project is that students need to come up with a new idea for your business. They then create an advertisement for their product."The timing of this important book is perfect!I am glad I preordered the first 4 books already in January and so may the process continue!

This book is a must read- it is full of Hope for our human future. Scientific evidence of the benefits to environment and a brand new look at Carbon. Carbon-extruded masts, carbon filters , carbon in everything!!!

Best book on the market about biochar. Biochar converts or upcycles waste wood products into a pure carbon product that has a thousand benefits and uses. For one, it sequesters carbon from the atmosphere. It is a soil amendment that speeds the process to create rich soil to support regenerative agriculture. As an additive to concrete, asphalt or other building materials, it makes the product stronger, lighter and more resilient. Many other benefits of the process are described. Biochar is a part of systems to convert otherwise waste organic mater into highly valuable, carbon sequestering products. This may be the only product that actually takes carbon out of the environment and returns it to the earth and to be able to help reverse Climate Change.

This book gives detailed information about how biochar can reduce global warming, increase farm yield with less to no artificial fertilizers and less pesticide use. Biochar is cheap, quick and easy to make, and can be put to application immediately in many places. Other uses of carbon heretofore ignored are also explained in the book, from bioplastics to building blocks, tire manufacturing, printer ink and on and on...all of which sequester carbon from the atmosphere. This book should be required reading for every high-school student and very elected leader in the world. NOW!

I bought the book and the audible version for myself. Sent copies to colleagues.Insightful narrative. Deeper dive into areas where biochar is often overlooked, such as in manufacturing and for use in cooling systems.Will be buying more copies as gifts. This topic deserves more attention.Many kudos to Kathleen Draper and Albert Bates for their work.

My firm Advanced Alternative Energy (AAECorp.com) has developed a novel new approach to turning back induced climate change and saving humanity and thousands of other species from extinction. I applaud the authors Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper. It's a must read for those who care about the planet (God's creation) themselves and their descendants.

Boring read and would assume the author is a novice in this field.

Planet Earth is in trouble; humans are even more in trouble! Yet, we do have so many solutions at our fingertips with which to hopefully still save ourselves.This book offers an extraordinary, relatively simple solution to a multitude of the challenges facing us.Biochar, a form of stabilized carbon; a product easily enough made from a multitude or raw materials - many of which we now throw into landfill! - this biochar can then be used in innumerable areas of our lives - agriculture, in our concrete & buildings, in medicine, and many other situations too numerous to offer here.Do explore this exciting solution to the many challenges we face today!

This is finally the book that was missing until now. It touches not only the subject of biochar as a soil enhancer, but the entire spectre of applications and it helps me a lot with my work for the European Biochar Industry Consortium. I'm hoping many people will read it so the knowledge about this highly interesting resource will spread quickly. Thank you!

The book gives a comprehensive overview about the research on biochar, its actual and potential future applications. In particular, it outlines the enormous potential to slow down and eventually turn back global warming. It is fun to read, very informative and gives a positive view of the (potential) future - it makes hope.

I started reading it because I have read many books on Biochar and am very interested in this topic. This was just too boring to finish.

The authors show in detail the uses of pyrolysis of biomass in as different areas as agriculture, forestry, road and house construction, medicine, water purification and decontamination