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UN Climate Conference in Poland

BEC presented biochar technology for climate change mitigation in Pavilion 5 at the UNFCCC COP14 in Poznan, Poland, Dec 1 -12, 2008

The IBI and BEC convened two biochar side events at the UNFCCC on Friday, December 5th, 2008. One in the Fox Room and a second at the Polish Government technology exhibition.

Micronesia has tabled a biochar proposal at Poznan, thus insuring that biochar is eligible for inclusion in negotiations at Copenhagen for post 2012 rules.

The UNCCD also tabled a more detailed biochar proposal available as a PDF download from the UNFCCC website: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2008/smsn/igo/021.pdf

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