The role of soil in regulation of climate

R Lal, C Monger, L Nave… - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The soil carbon (C) stock, comprising soil organic C (SOC) and soil inorganic C (SIC) and
being the largest reservoir of the terrestrial biosphere, is a critical part of the global C cycle …

Net-zero approaches must consider earth system impacts to achieve climate goals

K Zickfeld, AJ MacIsaac, JG Canadell, S Fuss… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Commitments to net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets
now cover 88% of countries' emissions. Underlying the accounting behind net-zero …

Soil carbon sequestration and biochar as negative emission technologies

P Smith - Global change biology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite 20 years of effort to curb emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions grew faster
during the 2000s than in the 1990s, which presents a major challenge for meeting the …

Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: a meta‐analysis

LA Biederman, WS Harpole - GCB bioenergy, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar is a carbon‐rich coproduct resulting from pyrolyzing biomass. When applied to the
soil it resists decomposition, effectively sequestering the applied carbon and mitigating …

Impact of biochar application on plant water relations in Vitis vinifera (L.)

S Baronti, FP Vaccari, F Miglietta, C Calzolari… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil water status plays an important role in growth-yield and grape quality of Vitis vinifera
(L.). In some cases, periods of moderate water stress have been indicated to exert a positive …

Effects of straw biochar application on soil temperature, available nitrogen and growth of corn

W Feng, F Yang, R Cen, J Liu, Z Qu, Q Miao… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Straw biochar could improve the water holding capacity effectivity of salinized soil, increase
soil fertili, enhance crop yield, reduce greenhouse gas emission, and mitigate climate …

Biochar application to soil for climate change mitigation by soil organic carbon sequestration

K Lorenz, R Lal - Journal of plant nutrition and soil science, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Pyrogenic carbon (C) is produced by incomplete combustion of fuels including organic
matter (OM). Certain ranges in the combustion continuum are termed 'black carbon'(BC) …

Joint optimization of land carbon uptake and albedo can help achieve moderate instantaneous and long-term cooling effects

A Graf, G Wohlfahrt, S Aranda-Barranco… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Both carbon dioxide uptake and albedo of the land surface affect global climate. However,
climate change mitigation by increasing carbon uptake can cause a warming trade-off by …

Targeted biochar application alters physical, chemical, hydrological and thermal properties of salt-affected soils under cotton-sugarbeet intercropping

X Wang, Y Li, H Wang, Y Wang, A Biswas, HW Chau… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar application in agricultural salt-affected soils has shown strong potential to amend
soil and promote production. The effect of biochar on soil properties and crop yield varies …

Potentials, limitations, co-benefits, and trade-offs of biochar applications to soils for climate change mitigation

A Tisserant, F Cherubini - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biochar is one of the most affordable negative emission technologies (NET) at hand for
future large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which is typically found …