WHILE the carbon industry has been on a big recruitment drive in the past year, calls are growing for landholders to be careful of the contracts they enter.
Sequestering carbon in soils has been tipped by many as the next frontier of carbon farming – with the idea that it can provide the mutual benefit of increasing agricultural productivity and reducing emissions.
But in-order to sell soil carbon, it needs to stay in the ground for at least 25 years – and scientists say more data is needed to determine the impact of drought and fires on the long-term viability of projects. This has…
