The Carbon Track
Decarbonation, Nature based solutions
and Carbon removal on Paris ancient coal track
Pauline MUSSET, gardener & composting expert
Malcolm HAMMER, circular designer

The site
Paris
1,15 hec.
25 m x 400 m
Bus 239
Porte de La Chapelle
A1
Porte d'Aubervilliers
M
T
Television studios
lat 48.9034232 lng 2.3603425
Phase 1
Renaturation
Low-tech and local circular economy
Spring 2024
surface 300 m²

Winter 2024-2025
surface 200 m²

2025
surface 5000 m²

Phase 2
Preparation
& Showroom
80% Nature Based Solutions
20% Negative Emissions
The Carbon Track
Activities to be displayed on site:
Regenerated soils, Permabilization, Peatlands
Wild indigenous plants,Biochar
Afforestation, Rock Weathering, Fast rotation crops (paulownia, miscanthus, hemp, bamboo),
Wood and straw construction, Rain harvesting, Phytoremediation, Depollution, Carbon Capture ,
Land-Use Change and Forestry, Biomass burial,
Low-tech tools and energy, Bio based materials ,
C4 Photosynthesis, Composting, Upcycling…

Shaded zone
Sunny
flat land
Sunny
slope land
Regenerated soils
Phytoremediation
Plantations
Compost Ramp
Rain water
Ponds
Greenhouses
Demonstrators
Potential partners:
AFES, Cluster EMS, BRGM, Paris&Co, Agence Parisienne du Climat,
Coopérative Carbone de Paris Métropole, GREC Francilien,
AFEN (Association Française pour les Emissions Négatives),
CEREMA, CNAM, IRD, LEESU, LIFTI, Team for the Planet, PEXE,
Le Matériaupôle, UPDS, Universcience, Villette Makerz, Atelier21, EcoTree, Low-Tech Journal, Agri-city.info, Urban Odyssey,
REFAUR, Académie du Climat, Les Parisculteurs, Rosa Lab,
CarbonApp, CrystalTrade, CarbonX, Marble, Removall...
The Carbon Track
mh@carbone-urbain.com
mh@composturbain.com

Neighbouring sites:
ICADE Plaine Saint-Denis (Studios) / ZAC Gare des Mines
Références diverses
https://coopcarbone-parismetropole.fr/les-projets/
https://www.cdc-biodiversite.fr/le-programme-nature-2050/
https://www.inrae.fr/actualites/solutions-fondees-nature-vous-connaissez
https://www.theverge.com/24168768/carbon-offset-credits-nature-based-removal
https://carbongap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/carbongap-france-roadmap-mar24_v4.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4QzNZeQKM&t=1958s
Nature based solutions
CDR methods & communication
The Carbon Track
By Malcolm Hammer
The Carbon Track
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