Biochar: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	agrichar • bio-charcoal

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Illustration of various geoengineering techniques to address climate change, including carbon capture and storage methods like artificial trees, industrial scrubbers, and deep ocean CO2 storage, as well as solar reflectance strategies such as sulfur aerosols, reflective crops, cloud whitening, and orbital mirrors. The scene shows these interventions applied to land, sea, and atmosphere, with labeled features explaining each process.

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pyrolysis Geoengineering charcoal Carbon capture and storage Ocean fertilization Scrubbing tower bone black Stratospheric sulfur injection Cloud whitening