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Some of it is scary, some of it bonkers, some of it might help, but it is all very expensive. I have a bid in for some myself, although it's a more benign form than you read in the papers. Biochar is not geoengineering, mind, it's rather sensible and promising, and does not share the dangers of biofuels. Cheers, Tom At 22:35 31/07/2008, CHRIS KEENE wrote: >I would be interested in knowing what people think of geo-engineering? >Is it to become the new biofuels? > >Chris > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: Edinburgh- Lecturer in Social >policy for biochar and soil carbon storage >Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:04:55 +0100 >From: Daniele Conversi <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Daniele Conversi <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >*University of Edinburgh* >*Lecturer in Social policy for biochar and soil carbon storage* >(As part of the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage) > >Biochar and soil carbon storage are newly >developing topics which may have a crucial role >in mitigating climate change through alterations >to existing agriculture and forestry systems. >You will undertake, and lead, international >quality research to create a centre of world >significance in biological carbon storage and >capture from atmosphere. This compliments our >existing strong expertise in powerplant carbon >capture and storage. This post is focused on the >social aspects of innovating, funding and >testing new systems in agricultural and forestry >practices worldwide. You will also undertake >undergraduate and MSc teaching. Funding exists >for you to specify and recruit one 3 year PDRA, and several PhD students. > >Edinburgh has funding to create 6 new permanent >lectureships in carbon capture. These will link >from GeoSciences to Engineering and Chemical >Engineering in the University of Edinburgh and >Heriot-Watt University. In June 2008 the Times >Higher rated Edinburgh as in the world top 8 for >Ecology and Environment research, Edinburgh is >consistently ranked in the world top 30 research Universities. >Your particular research expertise is to examine >all aspects of the social setting, systems and >behaviour which enable or block the innovation >of biochar systems in rural communities and >forestry systems, to investigate national and >world funding mechanisms, and examine the >technical effectiveness of biochar and soil >carbon as a long term mitigation strategy. >Adequate funding exists to rapidly establish a >national and world profile in biochar research, >by means of conference attendance, conference hosting, and PhD recruitment. > >You will initially be working as part of the >UK's largest carbon storage research group, >currently focused on geological storage. There >are unprecedented opportunities to create >diverse cross-discipline links in biologically >based carbon storage, within the University and >to national organisations in the local area, >such as Scottish Agriculture College, Centre >Ecology Hydrology, and to act as a UK-wide focus of biochar research activity. >You will have a PhD in social science, soil >science, chemistry, engineering, geosciences, or >another relevant subject, and have the proven >and published ability to understand, work with, >and lead a diverse range of academics and stakeholders in the UK and worldwide. > >Salary Scale:* £34,793 to £41,545* pa >Vacancy reference:* 3009518jw* >Closing date:* 19 August 2008* >For further particulars_ >https://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/jobs/index.cfm?action=jobdet&jobid=3009518_ >and an application pack visit our website >(_www.jobs.ed.ac.uk_) or telephone the recruitment line on >0131 650 2511. >Click here for_ Employer Profile_