Welcome to the Soil Carbon Regeneration newsletter, an effort from Grassroots Carbon to promote transparency and information on this new world of soil carbon markets. In this issue, we will be discussing the different existing measurement protocols focused on soil carbon credits for voluntary markets and recent reviews by
I disagree with you about your conclusion. It's important not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
We must push forward with affordable measurements because there is NO ability to make the new practices worth a farmer's time otherwise. The science of soil organic carbon measurements is very young, and if you don't have projects you don't get people to invest in easier/cheaper/better ways to measure things. Full stop.
Right now, credits yield (very) approx $20/ton CO2eq average = $20/acre/year. This is less than the (very approx) $45/acre just for cover crop seed. Then you are recommending we spend most of that $20/acre to get the best quality measurements?
Does that drive anyone to consider transitioning to soil health who wouldn't have done it in the absence of subsidies?
Hello, missed this webinar. Is there a recording available? Thanks
I disagree with you about your conclusion. It's important not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
We must push forward with affordable measurements because there is NO ability to make the new practices worth a farmer's time otherwise. The science of soil organic carbon measurements is very young, and if you don't have projects you don't get people to invest in easier/cheaper/better ways to measure things. Full stop.
Right now, credits yield (very) approx $20/ton CO2eq average = $20/acre/year. This is less than the (very approx) $45/acre just for cover crop seed. Then you are recommending we spend most of that $20/acre to get the best quality measurements?
Does that drive anyone to consider transitioning to soil health who wouldn't have done it in the absence of subsidies?