Go carefully on soil carbon sequestration - officials
30 May 2008
Soil-storage of carbon mightn’t be the answer to farmers’ prayers for a solution to agricultural greenhouse-gas emissions, and New Zealand must use caution in any decision to move into soil credits, officials say.
Federated Farmers and the organics industry body Oanz want urgent investigation into the feasibility of moving into soil-carbon credits, saying it has potential to offset New Zealand’s liability for agricultural emissions and to provide an income for landowners.
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