Paying farmers for carbon

Paying farmers for carbon

The European Commission has announced that by the end of this year they will publish a Communication on Carbon Farming. This will include an action plan for carbon farming and a regulatory framework for certifying carbon removals. In a preliminary study, "Operationalising an EU carbon farming i...

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Published in:Acid news no. 3; p. 17
Main Author: Pira, Kajsa
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Goteborg Swedish N G O Secretariat on Acid Rain 01-10-2021
Subjects:
Agriculture
Agroforestry
Carbon
Carbon farming
Carbon sequestration
Emissions control
Emissions trading
Farming
Pasture
Reinforcement
Shrubs
Trees
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Summary:The European Commission has announced that by the end of this year they will publish a Communication on Carbon Farming. This will include an action plan for carbon farming and a regulatory framework for certifying carbon removals. In a preliminary study, "Operationalising an EU carbon farming initiative", the Commission has looked at existing payment schemes that reward carbon sequestration, reduced or avoided emissions in agriculture. Note that they do not address here the sensitive issue of whether carbon credits from agriculture are allowable for trading. Agroforestry is a range of farming systems that involves growing shrubs and trees next to crops or in pastures. Calculating the amount of carbon in trees can be done relatively easily, but it is more difficult to assess the carbon that is stored in the ground.
ISSN:0281-5087
2002-7869