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"Australia’s plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 relies
heavily on carbon credits.
These credits are awarded to projects that avoid the release of greenhouse
gases or remove and “sequester” (store) carbon so it’s no longer warming the
atmosphere.
Farmers can be awarded credits for increasing soil carbon content. The federal
government or companies can then purchase these credits to offset their carbon
emissions.
These credits must represent genuine carbon sequestration if they are to
mitigate climate change.
As Australian agricultural and soil scientists, we have serious concerns about
the way credits are awarded for soil carbon sequestration under the Australian
carbon credit unit scheme. There are four main issues with the method that must
be addressed as a matter of urgency."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
