Carbon Farming: Path to Sustainable Agriculture & Decarbonization
Recently, the European Parliament approved the provisional agreement with EU Member States on a new carbon removal certification scheme. This will establish an EU wide certification framework, and registry, for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products.
What is Carbon Farming?
- The term “carbon farming” refers to agricultural methods that enhance the uptake and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in soil.
- The European Commission defines carbon farming as “a green business model that rewards land managers for taking up improved land management practices, resulting in the increase of carbon sequestration in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils ....
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