Soil carbon sequestration is a process in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the soil carbon pool. This process is primarily mediated by plants through photosynthesis, with carbon stored in the form of soil organic carbon.
This bill would create a Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Certification Program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This bill would create a permanent soil health program within EQIP that provides $100 million to producers who adopt practices that sequester carbon, prioritizing underserved farmers.
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.
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.
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.