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Creating frameworks to foster soil carbon sequestration
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Henry, B and Dalal, R and Harrison, MT and Keating, B, Creating frameworks to foster soil carbon sequestration, Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, C Rumpel (ed), Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 914. ISBN 9781786769695 (2022) [Research Book Chapter]
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DOI: doi:10.19103/AS.2022.0106.25
Abstract
Restorative land management has potential to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide and store carbon in stable forms in soils contributing to climate change mitigation, healthier soils and food security supporting Paris Agreement targets and Sustainable Development Goals. We examine the evidence for a multi-disciplinary approach to designing frameworks to foster practices that increase soil carbon based on: (1) sound biophysical evidence linking practices to carbon sequestration in diverse soils and climates; (2) policy options for providing financial incentives for high-quality carbon offsets; (3) measurement systems that appropriately balance cost-effectiveness and accuracy; and (4) integration of economic, social and cultural dimensions that recognise co-benefits and trade-offs, and provide confidence for decision-making. As a policy framework with crediting and purchasing functions for soil carbon sequestration projects, the Australian Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) is reviewed to provide insights into barriers and opportunities for uptake. We also review research needs across biophysical and socio-economic disciplines.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | soil carbon, policy, MRV, monitoring, reporting, verification, co-design, social, economic, environmental, greenhouse gas, mitigation, carbon capture and storage, compliance, markets, sequestration, vegetation, natural capital, ecosystems services |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Agriculture, land and farm management |
Research Field: | Agricultural land management |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Adaptation to climate change |
Objective Field: | Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) |
UTAS Author: | Harrison, MT (Associate Professor Matthew Harrison) |
ID Code: | 149109 |
Year Published: | 2022 |
Deposited By: | TIA - Research Institute |
Deposited On: | 2022-03-09 |
Last Modified: | 2023-01-16 |
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