Professor Myles Allen of Oxford University, and a lead author of the October 2018 IPCC report, spoke to a capacity crowd in the Whangarei library tonight. Professor Myles Allen His core message for New Zealand was about methane. He debunked prevailing assessments that linked methane CO2 equivalents (e), claiming that it has a significantly different … Continue reading Kiwi cows – climate change champions!
Category: Regenerative Agriculture
First Australian carbon credits paid to farmers!
It is humbling when the Aussies beat us. March 14 saw the first official Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) issued to farmers. These credits will contribute to Australia's Paris agreement commitments. We are so far behind! The project type is listed as 'pasture rejuvenation' using a pasture cropping technique the farmer refers to as a … Continue reading First Australian carbon credits paid to farmers!
Regeneration panel
Wednesday 27 February, NorthTec, Whangarei New Zealand, sponsored by NorthTec and Climate Change Tai Tokerau Northland Trust. A panel of Hirini Tane, Linda Matson, Graeme Ramsey and Bernadette Aperahama responded to questions about regeneration. Here is video of the event. https://youtu.be/VvMweSrXjFM https://youtu.be/sZpM_CMgu2w https://youtu.be/UkYeayjsP_8
Carbon farming the next competitive advantage
Ian Proudfoot, an agribusiness expert for KPMG predicts that carbon zero, or carbon positive farming is going to an important competitive attribute for our farmers to champion. He referred to the developments signalled at the Polish Climate Change Conference (see an earlier post 8 steps to increase soil carbon). "The next attribute that is ultimately … Continue reading Carbon farming the next competitive advantage
What does regeneration look like?
An earlier post outlined regeneration drawing on Daniel Wahl's Designing Regenerative Cultures. The regenerative design framework from Designing Regenerative Cultures (excuse the spelling errors) It is easy to envision what regenerative agriculture looks like - growing carbon rich topsoil, with minimal external inputs and diverse plants and animals - but not so easy in other sectors. Health There … Continue reading What does regeneration look like?
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