Carbon Sequestration & Biomass Energy
RPM Ecosystems brings native trees to the table as a viable source for woody biomass production, carbon sequestration, and for other valuable applications. RPM native crops are a predictable, sustainable and reliable source of woody biomass feed stock for bio-energy and bio-products.
The totally natural Root Production Method (RPM) accelerates biomass production through faster native tree growth, providing renewable energy and environmentally beneficial options for reducing fossil based energy use.
The RPM Advantage
Forestry-based offsets using native plant materials produced by the all-natural Root Production Method require less acreage and shorter timeframes to sequester GHG and Carbon emissions compared with other forestry-based solutions.
Research has shown that 50% more carbon is sequestered annually in the above ground biomass as compared to conventionally grown seedlings or natural regeneration. Carbon and nitrogen are also sequestered at a faster rate, both in the above and below ground biomass and at the surface soil level.
Additional advantages of RPM fast growing native woody biomass include:
- Greater biomass per acre
- High BTU per acre
- Adaptable to Diverse Environmental Conditions
- Can be grown as a Polycultures
- Predictable, Reliable, and Sustainable Solutions
Taking the Ecosystems Approach
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RPM approach's to each of its forestry-based offset projects provides companies, institutions and organizations with assured offsets and with the environmental and social impacts and benefits a healthy forest provides. The projects also grow investments in communities and countries.
RPM Forests are a Solid Green Investment
The quantified benefits from RPM forestry-based GHG and carbon offsets are measured in tons of CO2 equivalents. Using RPM native trees, the non-carbon benefits that contribute to the investment in a healthy forests will bring additional earlier returns on investment by:
- Sequestration and storage of GHS and Carbon;
- Restoration of degraded ecosystems;
- Improvement in air and water quality;
- Providing for flood control and watershed protection;
- Restoration of wildlife habitats;
- Conservation or restoration of biodiversity;
- Providing for economic opportunities.