Like trees, bamboo plants sequester carbon as they grow and can act as carbon sinks, storing more carbon than many tree species. A plantation of bamboo can store 401 tonnes of carbon per hectare ...
The Environmental Bamboo Foundation is focusing its planting efforts on the south-east Asian variety of giant bamboo. 12:04 It's one of the fastest growing plants in the world.
NTPC is set to launch India's first biomass-based thermal power plant in Solapur, Maharashtra, using bamboo mixed with coal to generate electricity. Farmers will supply bamboo, supported by subsidies, ...