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Carbon farming not only benefits the climate by reducing GHG emissions and storing more carbon. It can also provide other benefits — called co-benefits — including:healthier and more productive soils, better managed and more productive livestock and pasture,…
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OverviewTopic 1 introduces carbon farming, carbon farming activities, and their purposes, which include:reducing emissionsstoring more carbondelivering economic and other co-benefits to farmers and land managers, the environment and communities.This topic…
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Carbon farming
'Carbon farming' describes agricultural and land management activities that help mitigate climate change by:reducing emissions of the main GHGs: methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, by avoiding or minimising themstoring more carbon — also…
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The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without…
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Agricultural production, including livestock and crops, contributed 17.9% of Australia's total GHG emissions in 2021-22 in Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts. This does not include emissions associated with electricity, energy and fuel use in agriculture.Emissions and sequestration associated…
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About carbon
Carbon is an amazing atom. It loves to bond with other atoms, which is why it has been called 'the glue of life'. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe. It is found in all organic matter, and makes up a large proportion of all…
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Watch this videoIn this video (7:11 minutes), New South Wales graziers Mike and Helen McCosker explain how they improved their farm. TranscriptMIKE MCCOSKER: Hi. I'm Mike McCosker. I'm actually a fourth generation farmer on this farm.HELEN MCCOSKER: And I'm Helen McCosker. I'm a first…
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OverviewIn this topic, you will learn about the carbon farming activities introduced in Topic 1 and their potential co-benefits: benefits beyond reducing emissions and storing more carbon.
Farmers and land managers can be attracted to carbon farming because of…
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Finally, let’s look at key concepts that flow from this initial topic to all topics:carbon neutralnet zero emissionsACCUsClimate Active certificationcarbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e).‘Carbon neutral’ and ‘net zero emissions’The terms ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘net zero emissions’ are commonly used to…
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