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Planetary Regeneration Podcast
067: Josiah Hunt | Pacific Biochar
Jan 9, 2024
Josiah Hunt from Pacific Biochar discusses the potential of biochar in transforming food systems and mitigating climate change. They explore the role of benefit corporations in prioritizing societal and environmental benefits. The podcast also delves into the accountability of corporations for their impact on the public and ecosystems. Furthermore, they discuss the benefits of using biochar in agriculture and the challenges of incorporating it into existing biomass energy plants. The conversation concludes with exploring tools to create a regenerative movement through funding pilot projects and utilizing carbon credits for biodiversity-positive interventions.
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- Pacific Biochar is a benefit corporation prioritizing climate change mitigation over profits, setting a precedent for other corporations to prioritize societal and environmental benefits.
- By retrofitting biomass power plants to produce biochar, Pacific Biochar not only optimizes energy production but also provides a waste management solution while sequestering carbon.
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Biochar as a Benefit Corporation
Pacific Biochar is a benefit corporation, prioritizing the benefit to humanity over profit. They aim to address the problem of corporations prioritizing profit over moral guidelines. By creating a benefit corporation, they ensure that anthropogenic climate change mitigation is on par or greater in importance than profits to shareholders.
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