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Carbon Dioxide Removal


Soil Carbon Sequestration

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.
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Achieving NET ZERO: Farming’s 2040 Goal

2019
Think Tank Report
National Farmers Union
This report outlines the NFU's approach to achieving a climate neutral goal for farming, and the specific policies, mechanisms and support required from government in order to help farmers achieve a net-zero target.

Nestle Pledge

2019
Declaration
Nestle has committed to having net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through actions that include replanting trees and incentivizing innovation in the agriculture and forestry sectors to capture more carbon.

S.160 – An act relating to agricultural development

2019
Enacted Legislation
State of Vermont
This bill establishes the Soil Conservation Practice and Payment for Ecosystem Services Working Group and the Vermont Forest Carbon Sequestration Working Group.

Carbon Removal in Forests and Farms in the United States

2018
Think Tank Report
World Resources Institute
The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential for carbon removal in forests and farms in the United States, to identify needs likely to arise on the pathway to large-scale deployment, and to consider ways to begin addressing those needs.

HB 2182 – Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force

2018
Enacted Legislation
State of Hawaii
This bill establishes the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force to identify land use practices that would promote increased greenhouse gas sequestration and develop incentives and funding mechanisms for these practices.

H.R. 5316, the Healthy Soils and Rangeland Solutions Act

2016
Proposed Legislation
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a Carbon Sequestration Pilot Program to make grants to sequester carbon through grazing practices, restoration of degraded public lands, and the use of compost or biochar on public lands.

USDA Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry

2016
Scientific Report
United States Department of Agriculture
This report outlines a set of “building blocks” to help farmers, ranchers, forestland owners, and rural communities reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration.

Governing by expertise: the contested politics of (accounting for) land-based mitigation in a new climate agreement

2016
Scholarly Work
Kate Dooley, Aarti Gupta
This article analyzes the contested politics of including (and accounting for) land-based mitigation in a post-2020 climate agreement.

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Agricultural Land Management in the United States: A Synthesis of the Literature

2012
Scholarly Work
Alison J. Eagle, Lydia P. Olander, Lucy R. Henry, Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Neville Millar, G. Philip Robertson
This report provides a side-by-side comparison of the GHG mitigation potential of 42 agricultural land management activities in the United States.

Biochar – One Way Forward for Soil Carbon in Offset Mechanisms in Africa?

2009
Scholarly Work
Thea Whitman , Johannes Lehmann
This paper explores how small-scale biochar systems with net emission reductions may hold a key for Africa to engage with the international offset mechanisms and open the door to soil carbon sequestration projects.

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