Building the Biocarbon Economy:

How the Northwest Can Lead

The biocarbon paradigm aims at leveraging plant growth and rich soils to halt the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and then to achieve a global turnaround.  By making nature a climate ally humanity can actually begin to draw down carbon dioxide toward levels that prevailed before we began massively consuming fossil fuels. 

This is a series of briefings on biocarbon, specially focused on how the Pacific Northwest can mount regional initiatives to accelerate biocarbon progress:

Building the Biocarbon Economy:  How the Northwest Can Lead
The complete set of briefs in one document

• The Biocarbon Paradigm: Mobilizing Nature to Stem Climate Change
  How biocarbon can help stabilize climate while building stronger economies and a healthier environment – Mounting a Pacific Northwest initiative (a summary of Building the Biocarbon Economy)
  
  
• The Biocarbon Imperative: Reaching Target 350 
  The science of emerging climate feedbacks driving the urgent need for atmospheric carbon reductions
  
  
• Reinventing Forestry: Growing Ecosystem Services 
  Diversifying forestry by growing carbon, water services, wildlife habitat and high-value wood products
  
  
• Re-grounding Agriculture: Restoring the Soil 
  Farm practices to build soil carbon, fertility and moisture while cutting fuel and fertilizer costs
  
  
• Working Lands Toolbox: Building Biocarbon
  Supporting biocarbon-building practice changes by farm and forest landowners
  
  
• Re-greening Cities: The Carbon Landscape
  Greenspaces and green infrastructure to build biocarbon and climate resiliency while saving energy and tax dollars
  
  
• Recycling Carbon: Bioeconomic Development
  Building biocarbon through creating new jobs producing bioproducts and bioenergy