Monday, January 29, 2024

EU pondering carbon trading for agriculture


EU pondering carbon trading for agThe European Union is pondering carbon trading for agriculture, but it’s not popular with farmers.

There are reports that politicians and civil servants are worried that agriculture will account for 40 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 unless much more is done.

The proposal would be to add agriculture to an existing system to trade carbon credits.

Livestock are emitters, but various crop management measures can capture carbon.