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Research Undermines Claims that Soil Carbon Can Offset Livestock Emissions

DeSmogBlog

A recent study has found it is currently “not feasible” for the global livestock industry to sequester enough carbon to cancel out its planet-warming emissions — and that policy efforts geared toward that goal may be deeply misguided. 135 gigatons is roughly equal to all the carbon lost due to agriculture over the past 12,000 years.

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Six Inches of Soil

Terra Infirma

On Friday night, the Prof took me to see the new independent movie about regenerative agriculture, Six Inches of Soil, as soil health is her thing. It was a lovely film, following three young people involved at various levels of trying to farm in a way that doesn’t destroy the very soil that we depend on for live on earth.

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How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.

Grist

And they’re putting on an unorthodox show for the handful of humans who know where, and how, to tune in — a complex symphony of vibrations and pulses that relay the state of the very soils these organisms are moving within. So actually, you can tell slight differences between the acoustic profiles of these little critters.”

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Soil goods

Business Green

The buzz around negative emissions is getting louder all the time. But equally it is wrong to dismiss the nascent negative emissions sector out of hand. As such, the innovation currently underway in both the technology-based negative emissions sector and the nature-based solutions market is worth keeping a close eye on.

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Academic paper highlights AD’s current and future carbon footprint

Envirotec Magazine

Previous work established the carbon negative position of the business and this paper now sets out the additional greenhouse gas savings that could arise from future activities. Bath University’s research not only validates those efforts but reinforces our vision to improve our already fantastic carbon credentials.”.

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Continuum Ag: Helping Farmers Sequester Carbon in Soil

Clean Energy Trust

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Plowing or tilling soil has been done for thousands of years.

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3 big trends headlining a tumultuous year in food

GreenBiz

dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health. But do regenerative methods sequester as much carbon as advocates claim? If so, should we be building an offsets market around soil credits? Far less, in many cases.

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