Climate Change, Living Soils, Measuring CO2 and Bioenergy

Climate Change, Living Soil, Measuring CO2 and Bioenergy Dr. John M. Greenler

University of Wisconsin – Madison

NSTA National Conference – 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana

The Mission of GLBRC To perform the basic research that generates technology to convert cellulosic biomass to sustainable biofuels.

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3 DOE Bioenergy Research Centers

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What is Cellulose?

Sustainability: a Triad of Factors Environmental

Economic

Social

J Rockstrom et al, 2009, Nature, 461:472-475

“A Safe Operating Space For Humanity”

Global Warming = Climate Change

------Energy-----Land Use Change Agriculture

CO2

CH4 N2O

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The Carbon Cycle Associated with Bioenergy

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Human-generated Carbon Emissions, by Country

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Soil Organic Matter

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How does carbon flow through the soil?

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Monitoring Greenhouse Gases, CO2 Eddy flux Towers

GLBRC - Kellogg Biological Station

Monitoring Greenhouse Gases, Soil GHG monitoring boxes

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Monitoring Greenhouse Gases, Soil GHG monitoring bucket

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Measuring Soil CO2, student lab activity

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Soil plus sugar (blue), and control (red)

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GLBRC Summer Institute for Educators

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Questions??? <---> Discussion!!!

Climate Change, Living Soil, Measuring CO2 and Bioenergy Dr. John M. Greenler

University of Wisconsin – Madison

NSTA National Conference – 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana