What we do
Gaia Carbon Sciences, with our network of knowledge workers and organizations develop and implement projects striving towards establishing carbon negative systems.
A. What is a carbon negative system?
It is any system where the in-flow and capture of carbon continuously exceeds its release and out-flow.
A. What is a carbon negative system?
It is any system where the in-flow and capture of carbon continuously exceeds its release and out-flow.
- Soil, the terrestrial pool of organic carbon presents a system wherein soil carbon sequestration [SCS] could be optimized. This implies an increase in the managed soil carbon pool for a defined period where the increased carbon is sourced from atmospheric CO2.
- Biomass, resulting from carbon negative primary production presents a further systems approach which extracts and sequesters CO2 from the atmosphere.
- The optimum use of all available renewable and sustainable energy resources will add further momentum to achieving carbon negative within a system.
B. What are the expected outcomes of an operational carbon negative system?
A geographically defined carbon negative system [or even a system progressing towards carbon negative] in agricultural, forestry, urban or natural environments will have the potential to achieve various goals:
A geographically defined carbon negative system [or even a system progressing towards carbon negative] in agricultural, forestry, urban or natural environments will have the potential to achieve various goals:
- develop socio-economically
- develop political stability
- develop a capacity to ensure food security
- develop its environmental potential including the enhancement of biodiversity
- increase the intrinsic value of the soil [its major fixed asset]
- build various sustainability platforms
- develop markets for specific products [and services] such as bio-active carbon based fertilizers, including biochar, and their application
- present attractive investment opportunities
The Mission of Gaia Carbon Sciences will be realized by developing and implementing projects which will attain these goals.