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Decision 4/CP.23 – Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture

2017
International Legal Instrument
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
This decision officially acknowledges the significance of the agriculture sectors in adapting to and mitigating climate change, including work on improving soil carbon.

HB 1578 – Carbon Farming Task Force

2017
Enacted Legislation
State of Hawaii
This bill creates a carbon farming task force to identify agricultural or aquacultural activities and best practices that provide carbon sequestration benefits that may be used to establish a carbon farming certification.

S.43 – Regenerative Soils Program

2017
Proposed Legislation
State of Vermont
This bill requires the Secretary of Natural Resources to establish a regenerative soils program whose purposes include increasing the carbon sequestration capability of Vermont soils and promoting cost-effective and healthy soil management practices.

House Bill 1063 – Maryland’s Healthy Soils Program

2017
Enacted Legislation
State of Maryland
This bill directs the Maryland Department of Agriculture to develop a program to improve health, yield, and profitability of soils, increase carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, and promote further adoption of healthy soil practices.

Assessing ocean alkalinity for carbon sequestration

2017
Scholarly Work
Phil Renforth, Gideon Henderson
The aim of this paper is to review all aspects of the inorganic carbon sink in the ocean, including the function of alkalinity in the ocean carbon cycle and issues around environmental impact, quantification, monitoring, governance, and longevity.