Hemp Global Solutions
Hemp helps increase the storage of carbon in soil - the largest land based carbon sink.
Hemp Solutions
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."- Brundtland Commission
Agriculture as a Solution:
In order to restore a balanced (human) relationship with nature and reduce our need to burn the hydrocarbons that contribute so significantly to climate change we must include Industrial Hemp into an overall strategy that encourages sustainable agriculture, and land management practices, thus creating sustainable raw materials.
Hemp for Carbon Victory
HGS is developing a rapid hemp based carbon offsetting system which outperforms agro-foresry in speed, verification, displacement of carbon emmiting practices, raw materials other social and environmental benefits.
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CO2 Levels at Tipping Point
Since accurate records began in 1850, atmospheric CO2 had increased from pre-industrial levels of 280 parts per million (ppm) to 360 ppm, by 2000. Emitted in a historically short period, this represents an enormous 42 % increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. An analysis of future global trends in greenhouse gas emissions has shown that if we continue at the present rate, by 2100 this figure will rise to 540-970 ppm. It is clear that the situation is serious and needs immediate attention
Fossil fuel consumption and unsustainable land use conversions can be considered the most responsible for climate change. Around 80% of the CO2 being added to the atmosphere each year currently comes directly from the burning of natural gas, and coal and oil deposits. Combustion of fossil fuel releases their carbon content into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas (CO2), increasing the total quantity of CO2 in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide has the capacity to trap energy from sunlight, the so-called 'Greenhouse Effect'
Hemp - The Short Term Solution
Hemp can be used as a short term solution to the climate change challenge, simultaneously increasing soil carbon, locking carbon into raw materials and replacing unsustainable raw materials across several industries. It is an adaptable, hardy, multi-purpose crop that can play an important role in reducing and repairing human environmental damage.
Hemp is far less vulnerable to changes in climate compared to slow to medium growth forests and still has the most useful biochemical characteristics of hardwood. In addition, hemp is a very versatile crop, not just in terms of use value, but also in terms of how it can be managed by farmers. Growing hemp on deforested hillsides prevent landslides, run-off and also prepares land for future crops or reforestation. Large scale tree planting is not feasible without providing an immediate and sustainable alternative to forest resources used by the majority of the worlds population for cooking heating and raw materials. Hemp produces several metric tons of versatile biomass per hectare annually or bi-annually in hotter climates, potentially protecting old growth forests.
CO2, which represents 50 per cent of greenhouse gases (GHGs), according to the IPCC, is converted along with other chemicals (or assimilates) into food by plants, depending on biomass production. The resulting growth and storage of carbon is identified in terms of biomass. Mature forests, such as those found in tropical regions, represent climax vegetation that absorb only small amounts of Carbon compared to new plant growth, such as hemp.