Legal constraints and opportunities for biochar: a case analysis of EU law |
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| Authors: | Tania van Laer Peter de Smedt Frederik Ronsse Greet Ruysschaert Pascal Boeckx Willy Verstraete Jeroen Buysse Luc J Lavrysen |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Public Law, Centre for Environmental and Energy law, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;2. Department of Biosystems Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;3. Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium;4. Isotope Bioscience Laboratory, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;5. Faculty of BioScience Engineering, Laboratory for Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;6. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | This article addresses biochar from a legal point of view. It analyses different policies and regulations from a European (Flemish) point of view and provides a first and general insight in what potential legal constraints the development of a biochar industry might face and what opportunities lie ahead. This is due to the fact that biochar is a recent product and a lot of scientific uncertainty still exists regarding the consequences of its application. From the analysis it appears a multitude of policies and legislative measures influence the development of the biochar industry. Hence, it is important that all these policies and legislative measures are analyzed in an appropriate manner. Moreover, considerable lobbying, negotiating and cooperation between different disciplines (legal, scientific, economical, etc.) will be required so as to develop a feasible and safe biochar framework. |
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| Keywords: | biochar constraints European regulation legal aspects opportunities policies |
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