How to make money from carbon soil sequestration?
The day is coming when most farmers in the developed world will earn money from storing carbon dioxide in their soils, but when and how much? It all starts with carbon measurement.
As greenhouse gas emissions become an increasingly urgent issue around the world, eyes turn to farmers and their ability to store carbon in the soil (and cut emissions on-farm as well). There are already fledgling ag carbon markets in Australia, the US and Canada, with the EU market expected in five to ten years, but what’s holding them back from gaining big ground?
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Happy Friday! Stewart and his wife raise hogs just outside of Listowel. Does things a little bit different: focuses on niche markets and raises pigs for certified organic, certified humane, and RWA production system (they can’t use antibiotics)
What made them decide to go this route?
When Stewart finished school in Guelph he came home and raised hogs with his parents, then worked in town, then when he wanted to settle down and start having kids, the challenge presented in those niche markets was the volatility, but they found markets where the prices weren’t as volatile.
Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard is likely to be published Friday, kicking off a comment period ahead of the standard becoming law. For a what-we-know and what-we-don’t discussion, we go to Marla Orenstein, of the Canada West Foundation, on this RealAg LIVE! Q&A.
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Who is the Canada West Foundation?
CWF has put out a report on the “Citizen’s Guide to the Clean Fuel Standard”
Lower greenhouse gas emissions, lower the carbon intensity of the fuel we use
Carbon tax vs. Clean Fuel Standard. They are different!