link via article above Guardian article:

https://www.downforce.tech/news-and-events/view/how-new-tech-aims-to-improve-soil-carbon-measurement

#soilcarbon

hard part has always been measuring carbon. seems pretty interesting.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improving-farming-soil-carbon-store-global-heating-target?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#soilcarbon

Researcher searching for 'holy grail' of sustainable bioenergy

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-holy-grail-sustainable-bioenergy.html

"Our model can predict whether a bioenergy crop is going to be a net carbon benefit or actually result in carbon losses," he said. Variables include whether living roots increase or decrease carbon in the soil and how the processes vary with depth and differences in feedstocks.

Natural climate solutions like regenerative agriculture can help mitigate the effects of climate change. Brzostek's goal is to determine the most efficient way to facilitate the growth of biofuel sources while cleaning up the environment.

"We don't need any new technology to do this," he said. "It's one of the few ways that you can get carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The holy grail of bioenergy crops is to make products or fuel while also storing more carbon in the ecosystem. If you can grow a biofuel that enhances soil carbon, that's a win-win."

#Climate #CO2 #bioenergy #soilcarbon #ClimateCrisis #agriculture

Moving towards a measure-able #SoilCarbon model, the MEMS #model centers mineral saturation as a primary driver SOC dynamics. Robertson etal 2019 https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/16/1225/2019/ showing that model-data integration doesn't have to be complicated.

#ScientificLiterature #Biogoechemistry

[[Personal note: Ok I will acknowledge that I don't entirely agree with all their approaches/conclusions here, but still a good paper to read.]]

RT @TheKauaiChemist
Liked CA’s ‘Getting to Neutral’ report and wish there was one for the entire US? #CDR Then, be excited, because the ‘Roads to Removal’ report will be out in late September. 📄 #forestmanagement 🌳 #soilcarbon 🌽 #BiCRS 🪵 💩 🚮 ➡️ 🔒 #DAC 🌬️➡️ 🔒 #carbonstorage ⬇️ 🔒 #EEEJ 🤝🌎 https://twitter.com/jeffinerca/status/1613193127808106496

#AGU22 Zhuonan Wang (Emory): #SoilCarbon pools are important to understand CO2 levels. Maps of SOC don't agree yet. We used clustering to construct eco-regionals, then train ensemble ML models to predict soil in each region. Eco-regions are not always geographically continuous! Performance correlated with training data size by ecoregion. Most predictive variable dependent on ecoregion. Soils are local! 1/n

Hi Mastodon ! I am a #SoilScientist and #Agronomist working at CIRAD. My main research topics are #soilcarbon dynamics #greenhousegases #climatechange mitigation in agricultural systems. #agroforestry #conservationagriculture #intercropping

First toot - Hi Mastodon, here comes a #SoilScientist who will mainly post about #Science and #SoilCarbon in particular. ...and, you´ll see I always try to illustrate the work of our research group with some photos ;) #Rhizosphere #ClimateChange #Rewilding #MAOM #POM #SoilOrganicMatter #Mycorrhiza

A decade ago I scrutinized a gathering wave of 'advanced' biofuels for @nature (it's still one of my most cited works).
Today I'm back in Nature with a sober assessment of the R&D and smarter regulations required to put biofuels back on a socially + environmentally-beneficial path: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03649-w
#biofuels #biomass #cellulosic #soil #soilcarbon #lca #iluc #landuse #ethanol #renewablediesel #lcfs

"Beneath our feet, a vast network of fungus spreads like a web. Mycorrhizal fungi connect the roots of plants to the surrounding soil, facilitating the exchange of water and nutrients for sugars from the sun and playing a vital role in the health of terrestrial ecosystems. Now, this “wood wide web” is getting a conservation boost."

#Conservation #ClimateChange #News #Environment #Fungi #Biodiversity #SoilCarbon

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/mycorrhizal-fungi-natures-wood-wide-web-get-a-3m-conservation-boost/