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The Maldives aims to reduce its CO2 emissions using fertiliser. The “biochar” is a charcoal made from bio-wastes such as coconut shells.
The Maldives government has launched the project together with a UK-based company, Carbon Gold.
The pilot project aims to produce biochar using bio-waste, including coconut shells, which are abundantly available in the archipelago.
Biochar is produced through the “slow cooking” (pyrolysis) of plant wastes. The resulting black char is rich in carbon and can be mixed with soil as a fertiliser.
Carbon Gold argues that the biochar is an effective way of removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
The company says the fertiliser also improves soil fertility and locks up its carbon contents for several years after it is ploughed into the ground.
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