SB 859 – Healthy Soils Program
The legislation funded the Healthy Soils Program, which offers producers incentives to adopt GHG-reducing soil health practices and funds on-farm demonstration projects.
The State and Future of U.S. Soils: Framework for a Federal Strategic Plan for Soil Science
This Framework aims to establish Federal soil research priorities, including in carbon sequestration, deliver information to land managers to help them implement soil conserving systems, and inform related policy development and coordination.
Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in US Croplands: A Policy Analysis
This report examines current policy challenges and opportunities for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in increasing the adoption of soil health and carbon sequestration practices.
Soil carbon sequestration potential of US croplands and grasslands: Implementing the 4 per Thousand Initiative
In this analysis, the goals of the 4 per Thousand declaration are assessed in the US context, looking for the best opportunities or “bright spots” that could be managed to implement the 4PT program.
The ‘best available science’ to inform 1.5 °C policy choices
This commentary identifies why an IPCC Special Report on 1.5 °C should focus on resolving fundamental scientific and political uncertainties, not fixate on developing unachievable mitigation pathways.
Geoengineering with seagrasses: is credit due where credit is given?
This article argues that geoengineering with seagrasses before reliable assessment methods have been established can result in overestimated carbon offsets that could lead to a net increase in emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Research priorities for negative emissions
This paper identifies some urgent research needs around NETs, including in governance and policy, to provide a more complete picture for reaching ambitious climate targets and the role that NETs can play in reaching them.
“Negative Emissions”: A Challenge for Climate Policy
This paper argues that it would be wise for the EU and Germany to proactively shape the debate around negative emissions technologies and increase funding for research and development into NETs.
Distinguishing morale hazard from moral hazard in geoengineering
This paper investigates the definitions and use of the term ‘moral hazard’, and the related (but significantly different) concept of ‘morale hazard’, in the context of geoengineering and in relevant law, economic and insurance literatures.
An overview of Italian participation in afforestation and reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism
This paper investigates the Italian afforestation/reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.