The Regional Conference of the IBI Americas Region (North American Biochar 2009) will be hosted by The Center for Energy and Environmental Security (CEES). The conference will feature speakers from the Americas region on the latest scientific research and business opportunities for development of the biochar industry. It will bring together academics, farmers, media, policy makers and industry from around the region.
General program areas are
- Physical and chemical characteristics of biochar
- Biochar production
- Growing sustainable biomass for/with biochar
- Soil fertility and biochar
- Physical and chemical carbon sequestration and life cycle analysis
- Carbon markets and carbon market policy
- Marketing and market segmentation of biochar
- Economics of biochar