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History:

 

Others have considered and written on the possibility of using ocean biomass for geoengineering scale CO2 removal and sequestration through production of biofuels through using macro algal farms per Ocean Foresters or simply sending the produced biomass to the seafloor per Ocean Iron Fertilization.  

 

This proposal claims that turning microalgal biomass into Blue Biochar, and other critical commodities, is a much more beneficial and effecient at the production/environmental/policy levels than the above few (limited) alternative oceanic CDR approaches.

 

In essence, the BBI uses the most efficient means possible for transfering oceanic carbon into the terrestrial space while reducing pressure on terrestrial primary production needs. This wide scope coupling of marine and terrestrial benefits opens up the potential for a second 'green revolution'.   

 

Integration Vision:

 

 Merging/blending char sources does not seem difficult at this time.  Companies producing char today are able to use a wide range of input biomass resources.  “Ordinary” biochar, more than any other CDR approach,  is demonstrating they can “creatively and comprehensively integrate the key ….  factors required to transform “business as usual” .  

 

Long-term vision: 

 

  Climate action specialists (Dr. James Hansen, Bill McKibben, etc) are calling for a return to 350 ppm within 30-40 years.  This will require up to 10 GtC/yr.  The proposers see this as coming mostly from biochar, with about 1/4 to 1/2 as Blue Biochar.

 

The BBI, if robustly implemented, will have a deeply positive and truly global effect, on many important levels, for generations to come.

 

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