The relevance of sustainable soil management within the European Green Deal
This paper addresses the importance of soils within the European Green Deal and identifies the significance of soils in Biodiversity Strategy, Farm to Fork and Climate Law.
Leading with Soil: Scaling Soil Carbon Storage in Agriculture
In this report, Carbon180 translates lessons learned on the ground from farmers and ranchers across the Rocky Mountains into a menu of federal policy recommendations.
House Bill No. 2640 – Carbon Farming Tax Credit
This bill would establish an income tax credit for carbon farming in Kansas to incentivize agricultural practices that sequester carbon in the soil.
SB 286: Tax Credit for Carbon Farming
This bill establishes a tax credit for carbon farming in Florida.
SB 5947 – Sustainable Farms and Fields Bill
This bill creates a grant program to incentivize farmers and ranchers to reduce fossil fuel inputs and increase sequestered carbon.
H.R.5861 – Agriculture Resilience Act
This bill would add climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts to various existing federal programs as a priority focus and directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a plan to meet soil carbon sequestration targets.
S. 4875 – Carbon Farming Tax Credit
This bill establishes a tax credit for farmers who maximize carbon sequestration potential through a "carbon farming" land management strategy.
International Legislative Framework for Sequestration of Organic Carbon in Agricultural Soil as a Climate Change Tool
The article presents the most important international treaties in the area of battling climate change and links them to the protection of agriculture soil.
The agricultural conundrum: encouraging climate-friendly agriculture through economic instruments in North America
This chapter from the book Environmental Fiscal Challenges for Cities and Transport evaluates California’s treatment of agriculture and the potential for a cap-and-trade offset protocol for carbon farming practices that sequester carbon in the soil.
A.2718 – Carbon Farming Tax Credit
This bill establishes a tax credit for farmers who maximize carbon sequestration potential through a "carbon farming" land management strategy.