Hempcrete – Fire resistant
Bushfires caused devastation across the south of Western Australia, but proved the fire resistant properties of hempcrete. The hemp-based building material, in the form of hempcrete blocks, survived the blaze.
Aspect: Hemp
Carbon sequestering
Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) has received a lot of attention because of its multipurpose useability, short production cycle, low capital demand in cultivation, possibility of carbon-negative transformation and easy carbon sequestering.
Cannabis Carbon Credits
Carbon credits are a tradable permit scheme. They provide a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by giving them a monetary value.
Hemp biofuel
Over the last several decades, diverse lignocellulosic biomass has been studied for the production of biofuels and biochemicals. Industrial hemp has great potential, with the increase of hemp-related markets including hemp seed, hemp oil and fibre.
Hemp phytoremediation
There are certain characteristics which make hemp very suited to phytoremediation, such as high biomass, long root system and short life cycle (120-160 days).
Hemp for a sustainable world
Hemp has received a lot of attention because of its multipurpose usability, short production cycle, low capital demand in cultivation, possibility of carbon-negative transformation and easy carbon sequestering.
Industrial hemp in Australia
In Australia, industrial hemp is a plant or any part of a plant (including seed), from the genus Cannabis, that has been specifically bred to have tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in the leaves and flowering heads of not more than 1%.
Short history of hemp in Australia
Some historians maintain Australia was established as a hemp colony to supply fibre to an increasingly fibre-hungry world. Sir Joseph Banks supplied hemp seed for the First Fleet. Free seed was given to settlers by early governors to encourage cultivation.