Depending on the methods used, the measurement of forest carbon can vary by as much as 100%.
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We argue for an orderly transition from ‘timber mining’ to managed forestry in the tropics. Here’s a five-step plan to improve forest fates, with benefits for the climate, biodiversity and people.
There were three important moments in Africa this year which highlight a mix of progress, priorities and potential pitfalls in the fight against climate change.
Carbon credits must be scrutinised – and none more so than credits for taking grazing animals off arid rangelands.
Carbon farming has its problems, but we shouldn’t write it off. After all, good projects can store carbon – and bring back habitat.
The idea that harm done today can be offset in the future is based on a basic misunderstanding of the carbon cycle. Planting more trees is important – but it’s no substitute for cutting emissions.
For Australia to shift to a net zero economy, its big polluters need to cut emissions. A get-out clause buried in the policy makes it unlikely that they will, and the result will be devastating.
Land is a scarce resource. Restoration enables sustainable and dynamic use of former mining land and creates opportunities for ex-mining towns.
Big name food brands are pursuing decarbonisation – but they are squeezing farmers in the process.
A group of agricultural and soil scientists has serious concerns about the way credits are awarded for soil carbon sequestration in Australia.
We need to urgently reform the way forest conservation is measured and sold as a way to offset emissions.
Look for hidden trade-offs, political contributions and what businesses are not telling you.
Labor must resist the false promise of carbon offsets in its safeguard mechanism. The only thing that matters is actually cutting emissions
Culling water buffalo is expensive. What if land managers could earn carbon credits for controlling the numbers of these methane-belching animals?
Kenya, Malawi, Gabon, Nigeria and Togo are already interested in scaling carbon credit production.
For years, the ‘safeguard mechanism’ has been widely criticised for lacking teeth. Labor’s new reform doesn’t change that much.
More must be done to ensure the Albanese government truly delivers the emissions reductions it has promised.
Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.
Offsetting carbon emissions sounds great. In practice, it’s often used to maintain the high-emissions status quo.
The safeguard mechanism is supposed to stop Australia’s largest polluters from emitting over a certain threshold. It’s been widely criticised for lacking teeth, and is finally under review.
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Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Ecology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne