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Putting U.S. Biochar Policy on the Right Track
Issue Paper

Biochar is charcoal formed by heating biomass at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen and then added to soil to improve its health. Biochar has generated attention as a global warming mitigation tool because of its potential to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it safely in soils. But questions about the environmental impacts of biochar's lifecycle must be answered before we can responsibly scale up its production and use.

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