Carbon dioxide overshoot? i am familiar with the term overshoot from %26#039;limits to growth%26#039; onwards in environmentalism, but in Hansen et al%26#039;s latest is the first time i have heard it in relation to CO2. sounds scarily plausible to me.
here a quick precis;
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/00...

luckily, i know the proposed answer (change in farming practice, sequestration in soils) is feasible, it has been my main hobby for years.

permaculture and terra preta will save the world.....

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5 months ago

yep, its going to be difficult. but we have lost half (really!) the carbon from world soils in 50 years, so there must be room for putting it back again on a similar timescale.
i have been composting an adding char from my rubbish woodburner for years, only just realised i am now at cutting edge of modern agriculture ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta

Good for you. You%26#039;re doing something and it makes sense. You can%26#039;t make yourself responsible for everyone.