Peter Hirst’s presentation looks into the fundamental forces and potential influences and tools at work in the scaling of a biochar industry. These forces and tools are found in the historic development of analogous industries: composting, natural gas production and distribution, electric power generation, residential home building, politics, and more. Through a decidedly Darwinian lens, it is seen that the inherent nature of biochar, dependent on local production and processing of low value feedstocks, would naturally evolve much in the way of the closely related compost industry, into relatively local, small-scale but widely distributed enterprises within identifiable carbon sheds. Other concepts explored will include memetic engineering, intelligent design, and efficiency threshold Systems Thinking and Sizing the Biochar Industry Biochar is a systems solution, addressing multiple problems at once. This presentation will start by giving a system’s context for biochar through describing systems thinking principles and disciplines like the Natural Step and Permaculture, two excellent tools for marketing biochar. This context will set the base for looking at the sustainable business trends that will predict the growth of the biochar industry. We will dive into four specific markets that will complement the growth of the biochar market - biofuels, waste-to-energy, biofertilizers, and remediation- and deliver market sizing projections for the biochar industry. Finally, we will review a couple stories of growth from other industries - the wind energy industry and organic dairy industry- to offer hope for how quickly the biochar industry can scale in the next five years. Community Supported Agricultural and Energy financial models offer a realistic opportunity for local communities to deploy the science and synergies of Energy, Biochar and Agriculture to create the currencies that drive local economies while enhancing health, enriching wealth, securing local high nutrient food and renewable clean energy and contributing to the mitigation from adversities of climate disruption. Barry Hollister's presentation identifies barriers to growth and applicable solutions for hurtling these impediments to realize the potential for scaling the industry by embracing the promise of Biochar.