Mycorrhizae, Microplastics and Money

Introduction Less talk and more doing. Rebuilding BACS – the Global Bio-Active Soil Carbon sink.<br><br>Section 1. The Need and Opportunity to Change<br>1. The basis of all life on Earth<br>2. Eco-mimic and the Carboniferous Era<br>3. Rebuilding the global Soil Carbon Sink<br>4. Energy in agriculture<br>5. Safety -The mycorrhizal closed conduit (i) Vermuyden and the Fens (ii) Terra Pretta (iii) The mycorrhizal conduit and natural ecosystems (iv) BACS - the Bioactive Soil Carbon Sink<br>6. Recycle to land (i) Proximity composting of urban and industrial wastes (ii) Zero Till<br>7. Regulation – the balance of safety and empowerment<br>8. The Cash Driver (i) Tax the alternative (ii) Manufactured fertilisers i. Energy cost ii. Financial cost (iii) Empowering farmers and foresters i. Reverse Franchising ii. Policing (iv) Carbon Credits<br><br>Section 2 The Technology<br>1. Soils as the basis of the global ecosystem<br>2. The composting process<br>3. Mycorrhizal conduit<br>4. The range of materials to upcycle a. The chemistry b. Physical condition<br>5. Microplastics a. The basics – what is known b. Pot trials on a microplastic with Nitrogen in the molecule c. The global opportunity<br><br>Section 3. The Materials<br>1. Agricultural Wastes<br>2. Urban and Industrial Wastes<br>3. Hospital Wastes<br>4. Sewage<br>5. Sewage and microplastics – protecting water supplies and the oceans<br>6. Plastics and composites – no limits?<br><br>Section 4. Farm and forestry – composting and direct application Proximity Composting Application<br>i. Farming ii. Forestry<br><br>Section 5. Case Studies and Split field Trials<br>i. Farm study composting ii. Farm study composting iii. Split field trial with microplastic fertiliser<br><br>Section 6. Replicated Plot Trials Microplastic fertiliser (NIAB in UK) <br><br>Section 7. Control and Enablement<br>i. Protecting water supplies and the oceans ii. Research on regulation iii. Enablement iv. Case Study – Reverse Franchising with professional supervision Conclusions The opportunity The basic cash driver of change Urgency