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Sampling for soil carbon on Tullamore Farm. In late June, Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan announced he was going to pay farmers to store carbon. Welcome words, but is much easier said than done, because carbon accounting and credits are a complex area with many moving parts. Ireland’s carbon accounting methodology is governed by the Effort Sharing Regulation (2021-2030). This came under intense scrutiny last week. Put simply, it’s not simple Generating soil carbon credits from se...

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SHARING OPTIONS: The payment is expected to come as part of a land use review by Government. \ Donal OLeary A carbon storage payment could be on the horizon for farmers as part of a land use review by the Government, Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has said. The news came at the EPA Climate Change Conference on Wednesday, where the minister said: “Central to the commitment in the programme for government is for a land use review and, out of that ...